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Columbus Junction, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Columbus Junction, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,567. 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-JUNCTION-IA · Columbus Junction, IA 1 ZIPs · 3,567 pop · #9112/25278 · Louisa County

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

  • INC-HIGH $80,385
  • RANK-UPPER #9112/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Wapello
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,567
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $145,700

Nearest income peer: Wapello, IA (+ $3,140 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 Junction

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Columbus Junction 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 Junction, IA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 36%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,567
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$80,385
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 52738 (3,567 residents). Household income $80,385 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Columbus Junction as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Columbus Junction's single ZIP 52738 carries the town

Columbus Junction is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 52738 is the entire residential footprint (3,567 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

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

Citywide ZBP: 71 establishments, 1,908 employees , annual payroll $100,645k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52738 (71 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (11) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Columbus Junction, IA

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

Columbus Junction lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Louisa County: Wapello, Letts and Columbus City earn more and Morning Sun, Grandview and Oakville earn less. Grandview marks the far end of that range at $49,545, 38% below Columbus Junction.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52738 3,567 $80,385 71 11
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Columbus Junction 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 Junction, .