PlainZIP

Diagonal, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Diagonal, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 811. 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 DIAGONAL-IA · Diagonal, IA 1 ZIPs · 811 pop · #14703/25278 · Ringgold County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $66,563
  • RANK-MID #14703/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tingley
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 811
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $100,000

Nearest income peer: Tingley, IA ( $438 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 Diagonal

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

median HH income

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

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Diagonal, IA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

42nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
811
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,563
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $66,563 and poverty 9.0% concentrate in 50845.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Diagonal as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Dawson is the closest lower-income city and Algona the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Diagonal.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 50845, is all of Diagonal

There is no split to weigh here: 50845 holds every one of Diagonal's 811 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Diagonal

Citywide ZBP: 10 establishments, 33 employees , annual payroll $1,346k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50845 (10 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Diagonal, IA

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

Diagonal lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Ringgold County: Mount Ayr and Ellston earn more and Kellerton, Redding and Benton earn less. Ellston marks the far end of that range at $121,094, 82% above Diagonal.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50845 811 $66,563 10 3
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