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Nichols, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Nichols, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 820. 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 NICHOLS-IA · Nichols, IA 1 ZIPs · 820 pop · #16941/25278 · Muscatine County

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

  • INC-MID $61,865
  • RANK-LOWER #16941/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Muscatine
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 820
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $127,900

Nearest income peer: Muscatine, IA (+ $233 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 Nichols

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Nichols 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, Nichols, 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
820
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,865
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 $61,865 and poverty 4.3% concentrate in 52766.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Nichols as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Nichols's single ZIP 52766 carries the town

Nichols is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 52766 is the entire residential footprint (820 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 Nichols

Citywide ZBP: 12 establishments, 83 employees , annual payroll $4,822k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52766 (12 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Nichols, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Muscatine County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Nichols. See the Muscatine County roll-up →

Every one of the 8 cities sharing Muscatine County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Nichols, West Liberty, Wilton and Fruitland among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Fruitland marks the far end of that range at $103,424, 67% above Nichols.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52766 820 $61,865 12 7
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Nichols 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 Nichols, .