Promise City, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Promise City, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 342. 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 PROMISE-CITY-IA · Promise City, IA 1 ZIPs · 342 pop · #21057/25278 · Wayne County

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

  • INC-MID $52,083
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21057/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Humeston
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 342
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $82,500

Nearest income peer: Humeston, IA (+ $10,417 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 Promise City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Promise City on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Promise City, IA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

17th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
342
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,083
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($52,083 average) · poverty 31.4%. The primary code (52583) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

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

Within Iowa, Marathon is the closest lower-income city and South English the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Promise City.

Population concentration

Promise City's single ZIP 52583 carries the town

Promise City is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 52583 is the entire residential footprint (342 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 Promise City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 7 establishments, 39 employees , annual payroll $1,821k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52583 (7 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Promise City, IA

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

Promise City sits in the lower half of Wayne County on income: Corydon, Seymour and Allerton report more, and only Lineville reports less. Clio marks the far end of that range at $93,125, 79% above Promise City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52583 342 $52,083 7 3

Promise City 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 Promise City, .