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Ossian, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ossian, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,505. 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 OSSIAN-IA · Ossian, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,505 pop · #6911/25278 · Winneshiek County

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

  • INC-HIGH $87,870
  • RANK-UPPER #6911/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Ridgeway
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,505
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $171,400

Nearest income peer: Ridgeway, IA ( $2,643 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 Ossian

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

Top 27%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,505
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$87,870
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 52161 (1,505 residents). Household income $87,870 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ossian as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, New Virginia is the closest lower-income city and Homestead the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ossian.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 52161, is all of Ossian

There is no split to weigh here: 52161 holds every one of Ossian's 1,505 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Ossian's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 37 establishments, 364 employees , annual payroll $24,859k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52161 (37 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Transportation and warehousing · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Ossian, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Winneshiek County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ossian. See the Winneshiek County roll-up →

Ossian sits in the upper half of Winneshiek County on income: Decorah, Fort Atkinson and Ridgeway report less, while Calmar and Waucoma report more. Spillville marks the far end of that range at $54,375, 38% below Ossian.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52161 1,505 $87,870 37 11
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Ossian 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 Ossian, .