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Oakland, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Oakland, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,099. 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 OAKLAND-IA · Oakland, IA 1 ZIPs · 2,099 pop · #10916/25278 · Pottawattamie County

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

  • INC-HIGH $75,481
  • RANK-MID #10916/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Neola
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 66% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,099
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $177,100

Nearest income peer: Neola, IA ( $720 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 Oakland

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

Top 43%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,099
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$75,481
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 51560 (2,099 residents). Household income $75,481 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Oakland as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Oakland's single ZIP 51560 carries the town

Oakland is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 51560 is the entire residential footprint (2,099 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 Oakland's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 51 establishments, 1,394 employees , annual payroll $88,309k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51560 (51 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (8) · also Construction · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Oakland, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Pottawattamie County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Oakland. See the Pottawattamie County roll-up →

Oakland sits in the lower half of Pottawattamie County on income: Carter Lake, Underwood and Crescent report more, Council Bluffs, Walnut and Macedonia report less. Honey Creek marks the far end of that range at $118,165, 57% above Oakland.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51560 2,099 $75,481 51 8
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Oakland 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 Oakland, .