Scranton, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Scranton, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,013. 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 SCRANTON-IA · Scranton, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,013 pop · #13544/25278 · Greene County

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

  • INC-MID $69,286
  • RANK-MID #13544/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Grand Junction
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,013
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $146,300

Nearest income peer: Grand Junction, IA ( $264 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 Scranton

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

46th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,013
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,286
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 $69,286 and poverty 12.3% concentrate in 51462.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Scranton as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 51462, is all of Scranton

There is no split to weigh here: 51462 holds every one of Scranton's 1,013 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 Scranton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 24 establishments, 568 employees , annual payroll $32,689k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51462 (24 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (6) · also Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Scranton, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Greene County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Scranton. See the Greene County roll-up →

Scranton lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Greene County: Rippey and Dana earn more and Jefferson, Churdan and Paton earn less. Dana marks the far end of that range at $96,635, 39% above Scranton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51462 1,013 $69,286 24 4

Scranton 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 Scranton, .