PlainZIP

George, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for George, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,703. 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 GEORGE-IA · George, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,703 pop · #17042/25278 · Lyon County

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

  • INC-MID $61,667
  • RANK-LOWER #17042/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Doon
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,703
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $159,500

Nearest income peer: Doon, IA (+ $9,349 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 George

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

33rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,703
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,667
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 $61,667 and poverty 6.9% concentrate in 51237.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating George as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Dunlap is the closest lower-income city and Harpers Ferry the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for George.

Population concentration

George's single ZIP 51237 carries the town

George is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 51237 is the entire residential footprint (1,703 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

Dense ZBP book packed into George's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 42 establishments, 433 employees , annual payroll $19,593k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51237 (42 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (7) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in George, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Lyon County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in George. See the Lyon County roll-up →

Every one of the 7 cities sharing Lyon County reports a higher average ZIP median income than George, Rock Rapids, Inwood and Larchwood among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Lester marks the far end of that range at $95,625, 55% above George.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51237 1,703 $61,667 42 7
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George 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 George, .