PlainZIP

Middletown, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Middletown, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 514. 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 MIDDLETOWN-IA · Middletown, IA 1 ZIPs · 514 pop · #18260/25278 · Des Moines County

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

  • INC-MID $59,167
  • RANK-LOWER #18260/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Burlington
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 514
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $155,500

Nearest income peer: Burlington, IA (+ $1,816 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 Middletown

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

28th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
514
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,167
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 $59,167 and poverty 10.3% concentrate in 52638.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Iowa, What Cheer is the closest lower-income city and Elk Horn the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Middletown.

Population concentration

Middletown's single ZIP 52638 carries the town

Middletown is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 52638 is the entire residential footprint (514 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Middletown

Citywide ZBP: 7 establishments, 719 employees , annual payroll $48,519k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52638 (7 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Middletown, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Des Moines County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Middletown. See the Des Moines County roll-up →

Middletown sits in the lower half of Des Moines County on income: Burlington, Mediapolis and Danville report more, and only West Burlington reports less. Sperry marks the far end of that range at $105,255, 78% above Middletown.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52638 514 $59,167 7 6
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Middletown 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 Middletown, .