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Eldon, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Eldon, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,373. 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 ELDON-IA · Eldon, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,373 pop · #19716/25278 · Wapello County

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

  • INC-MID $55,769
  • RANK-LOWER #19716/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Kirkville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,373
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $82,400

Nearest income peer: Kirkville, IA (+ $2,981 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 Eldon

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Eldon 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, Eldon, IA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

22nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,373
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$55,769
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($55,769 average) · poverty 18.7%. The primary code (52554) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Eldon's single ZIP 52554 carries the town

Eldon is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 52554 is the entire residential footprint (1,373 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Eldon

Citywide ZBP: 20 establishments, 91 employees , annual payroll $3,444k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52554 (20 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (7) · also Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Eldon, IA

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

Every one of the 6 cities sharing Wapello County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Eldon, Ottumwa, Eddyville and Agency among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Agency marks the far end of that range at $98,125, 76% above Eldon.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52554 1,373 $55,769 20 15
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Eldon 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 Eldon, .