Fontanelle, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fontanelle, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,123. 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 FONTANELLE-IA · Fontanelle, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,123 pop · #11434/25278 · Adair County

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

  • INC-MID $74,200
  • RANK-MID #11434/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Orient
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,123
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $108,800

Nearest income peer: Orient, IA ( $2,950 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 Fontanelle

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

Top 45%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,123
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$74,200
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 50846 (1,123 residents). Household income $74,200 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fontanelle as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Belle Plaine is the closest lower-income city and Monona the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fontanelle.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 50846, is all of Fontanelle

There is no split to weigh here: 50846 holds every one of Fontanelle's 1,123 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 Fontanelle

Citywide ZBP: 16 establishments, 123 employees , annual payroll $6,292k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50846 (16 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Retail trade · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Fontanelle, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Adair County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fontanelle. See the Adair County roll-up →

Fontanelle lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Adair County: Dexter and Adair earn more and Greenfield, Orient and Bridgewater earn less. Dexter marks the far end of that range at $92,083, 24% above Fontanelle.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50846 1,123 $74,200 16 5

Fontanelle 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 Fontanelle, .