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Columbus City, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Columbus City, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 384. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet COLUMBUS-CITY-IA · Columbus City, IA 1 ZIPs · 384 pop · #6439/25278 · Louisa County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $89,875
  • RANK-UPPER #6439/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Wapello
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 98% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 384
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $111,600

Nearest income peer: Wapello, IA ( $6,350 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Columbus City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Columbus City on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Columbus City, IA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 25%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
384
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$89,875
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $89,875 and home value $111,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 4.8%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (97.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Iowa, Earlville is the closest lower-income city and Colfax the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Columbus City.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 52737, is all of Columbus City

There is no split to weigh here: 52737 holds every one of Columbus City's 384 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Columbus City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 7 establishments, 27 employees , annual payroll $1,244k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52737 (7 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (5) .

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ZIP Codes in Columbus City, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Louisa County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Columbus City. See the Louisa County roll-up →

Columbus City sits in the upper half of Louisa County on income: Wapello, Columbus Junction and Morning Sun report less, while Letts reports more. Grandview marks the far end of that range at $49,545, 45% below Columbus City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52737 384 $89,875 7 632
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Columbus City roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Columbus City, .