PlainZIP

Melbourne, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Melbourne, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,233. 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 MELBOURNE-IA · Melbourne, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,233 pop · #12647/25278 · Marshall County

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

  • INC-MID $71,417
  • RANK-MID #12647/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Marshalltown
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,233
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $176,600

Nearest income peer: Marshalltown, IA ( $1,050 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 Melbourne

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Melbourne 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, Melbourne, 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
1,233
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,417
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 50162 (1,233 residents). Household income $71,417 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Melbourne as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Sioux Rapids is the closest lower-income city and Fredericksburg the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Melbourne.

Population concentration

Melbourne reads through its lone ZIP, 50162

1,233 ACS residents, one ZIP: 50162 is not the leading code inside Melbourne, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Melbourne's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 20 establishments, 84 employees , annual payroll $4,402k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50162 (20 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Transportation and warehousing · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Melbourne, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Marshall County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Melbourne. See the Marshall County roll-up →

Melbourne sits in the lower half of Marshall County on income: State Center, Le Grand and Albion report more, Clemons and Ferguson report less. Saint Anthony marks the far end of that range at $151,250, 112% above Melbourne.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50162 1,233 $71,417 20 9
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Melbourne 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 Melbourne, .