Elk Horn, IA
Census ZIP code profile for Elk Horn, IA — 1 ZIPs, total population 914. Median income, home value, education, commute, and demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2023 5-Year Estimates.
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Elk Horn, IA is covered by 1 USPS ZIP code serving a combined population of 914 according to Census ACS 5-Year Estimates. U.S. cities rarely map cleanly to a single ZIP — Elk Horn splits its residents across 1 delivery areas, each with its own demographic and housing profile. The table below lists every ZIP by population, so you can see which neighborhoods carry the weight of the city total and which are smaller pockets of the same municipal boundary.
Aggregated across every ZIP in Elk Horn, the median household income averages $59,199 and per-capita income averages $37,230. Poverty rate runs at 9.6% and unemployment at 1.4%. On housing, the average median home value is $131,500 with median rent of $668 per month, and 78.4% of occupied units are owner-occupied. These are arithmetic averages across the 1 ZIP — not population-weighted — so small ZIPs influence the headline numbers the same as large ones.
Use this city view to compare ZIPs inside Elk Horn against each other rather than hunting for a single "city average." The Affordability Dashboard linked below combines these Census inputs with HUD Fair Market Rents, FBI crime data, and Department of Labor childcare costs into a graded scorecard for Elk Horn as a whole, while individual ZIP pages show fine-grained household income, housing profile, education attainment, commute time, and nearby-ZIP benchmarks. Every field on this page is sourced directly from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates — no estimates, no proprietary scoring, no editorial adjustment.
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ZIP Codes
914
Population
$59,199
Median Income
$131,500
Median Home Value
46
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ZIP Codes in Elk Horn, IA
| ZIP Code | Population | Density | Timezone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51531 | 914 | 12 | America/Chicago |
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Official Data Resources for Elk Horn
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →
Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping) and Source: simplemaps.com (ZIP coordinates & timezones). Verify with HUD →
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