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Fort Madison, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fort Madison, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 13,105. 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 FORT-MADISON-IA · Fort Madison, IA 1 ZIPs · 13,105 pop · #19447/25278 · Lee County

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

  • INC-MID $56,401
  • RANK-LOWER #19447/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Keokuk
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-TOWN 13,105
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $116,500

Nearest income peer: Keokuk, IA (+ $252 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 Fort Madison

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

23rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
13,105
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,401
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 ($56,401 average) · poverty 13.2%. The primary code (52627) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fort Madison as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Gilmore City is the closest lower-income city and Garber the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fort Madison.

Population concentration

Fort Madison's single ZIP 52627 carries the town

Fort Madison is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 52627 is the entire residential footprint (13,105 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 Fort Madison's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 280 establishments, 4,542 employees , annual payroll $237,061k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52627 (280 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (42) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Fort Madison, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Lee County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fort Madison. See the Lee County roll-up →

Every one of the 8 cities sharing Lee County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Fort Madison, Donnellson, West Point and Montrose among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Denmark marks the far end of that range at $109,861, 95% above Fort Madison.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52627 13,105 $56,401 280 74
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Fort Madison 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 Fort Madison, .