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Rock Valley, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rock Valley, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,870. 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 ROCK-VALLEY-IA · Rock Valley, IA 1 ZIPs · 4,870 pop · #9846/25278 · Sioux County

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

  • INC-HIGH $78,358
  • RANK-UPPER #9846/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hull
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,870
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $262,900

Nearest income peer: Hull, IA ( $818 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 Rock Valley

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

Top 39%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,870
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$78,358
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 51247 (4,870 residents). Household income $78,358 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.1%) for this income tier, rent $1,142 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Iowa, Hanlontown is the closest lower-income city and Victor the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Rock Valley.

Population concentration

Rock Valley's single ZIP 51247 carries the town

Rock Valley is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 51247 is the entire residential footprint (4,870 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Rock Valley's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 242 establishments, 3,381 employees , annual payroll $162,932k (~50 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51247 (242 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (39) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Rock Valley, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Sioux County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Rock Valley. See the Sioux County roll-up →

Rock Valley sits in the lower half of Sioux County on income: Sioux Center, Orange City and Hawarden report more, Hospers and Chatsworth report less. Maurice marks the far end of that range at $122,841, 57% above Rock Valley.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51247 4,870 $78,358 242 17
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Rock Valley 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 Rock Valley, .