Lowden, IA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lowden, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,208. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet LOWDEN-IA · Lowden, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,208 pop · #12738/25278 · Cedar County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $71,250
- RANK-MID #12738/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Clarence
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 81% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 1,208
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $156,400
Nearest income peer: Clarence, IA ( $3,393 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 Lowden
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lowden on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Mechanicsville · lowest
Mechanicsville · lowest
$61,875 median HH income
- Stanwood · near
Stanwood · near
$66,875 median HH income
- Clarence · near
Clarence · near
$67,857 median HH income
- Lowden · this city
Lowden · this city
$71,250 median HH income
- Tipton · near
Tipton · near
$81,267 median HH income
- West Branch · highest
West Branch · highest
$91,686 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lowden, IA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 50%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 1,208
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $71,250
- 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 52255 (1,208 residents). Household income $71,250 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lowden as a pure owner town.
Within Iowa, Onawa is the closest lower-income city and Vinton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lowden.
Population concentration
Lowden's single ZIP 52255 carries the town
Lowden is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 52255 is the entire residential footprint (1,208 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 Lowden's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 24 establishments, 113 employees , annual payroll $6,679k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52255 (24 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Wholesale trade .
ZIP Codes in Lowden, IA
These ZIP codes sit in Cedar County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lowden. See the Cedar County roll-up →
Lowden lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Cedar County: Tipton, West Branch and Durant earn more and Mechanicsville, Clarence and Stanwood earn less. West Branch marks the far end of that range at $91,686, 29% above Lowden.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52255 | 1,208 | $71,250 | 24 | 11 |
Lowden 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 Lowden, .