Sanborn, IA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sanborn, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,857. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet SANBORN-IA · Sanborn, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,857 pop · #15716/25278 · O'Brien County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $64,375
- RANK-LOWER #15716/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sutherland
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 76% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 1,857
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $172,800
Nearest income peer: Sutherland, IA ( $1,339 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 Sanborn
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Sanborn on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Calumet · lowest
Calumet · lowest
$58,750 median HH income
- Sutherland · near
Sutherland · near
$63,036 median HH income
- Sanborn · this city
Sanborn · this city
$64,375 median HH income
- Sheldon · near
Sheldon · near
$68,799 median HH income
- Primghar · near
Primghar · near
$69,531 median HH income
- Archer · highest
Archer · highest
$108,058 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Sanborn, IA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 38th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 1,857
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $64,375
- 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 $64,375 and poverty 11.6% concentrate in 51248.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Sanborn as a pure owner town.
Within Iowa, Dumont is the closest lower-income city and Ionia the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sanborn.
Population concentration
Sanborn reads through its lone ZIP, 51248
1,857 ACS residents, one ZIP: 51248 is not the leading code inside Sanborn, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense ZBP book packed into Sanborn's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 54 establishments, 530 employees , annual payroll $21,918k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51248 (54 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (10) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .
ZIP Codes in Sanborn, IA
These ZIP codes sit in O'Brien County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Sanborn. See the O'Brien County roll-up →
Sanborn sits in the lower half of O'Brien County on income: Sheldon, Hartley and Paullina report more, and only Calumet reports less. Archer marks the far end of that range at $108,058, 68% above Sanborn.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51248 | 1,857 | $64,375 | 54 | 9 |
Sanborn 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 Sanborn, .