Melvin, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Melvin, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 411. 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 MELVIN-IA · Melvin, IA 1 ZIPs · 411 pop · #10249/25278 · Osceola County

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

  • INC-HIGH $77,250
  • RANK-MID #10249/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Ocheyedan
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 411
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $79,300

Nearest income peer: Ocheyedan, IA ( $4,611 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 Melvin

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

Top 41%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
411
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$77,250
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 51350 (411 residents). Household income $77,250 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Melvin as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Volga is the closest lower-income city and Westphalia the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Melvin.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 51350, is all of Melvin

There is no split to weigh here: 51350 holds every one of Melvin's 411 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 Melvin

Citywide ZBP: 4 establishments, 35 employees , annual payroll $2,143k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51350 (4 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Melvin, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Osceola County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Melvin. See the Osceola County roll-up →

Melvin sits in the upper half of Osceola County on income: Sibley, Ocheyedan and Harris report less, while Ashton reports more. Harris marks the far end of that range at $54,301, 30% below Melvin.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51350 411 $77,250 4 4

Melvin 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 Melvin, .