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Shelby, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shelby, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,039. 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 SHELBY-IA · Shelby, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,039 pop · #10110/25278 · Harrison County

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

  • INC-HIGH $77,708
  • RANK-UPPER #10110/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Magnolia
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,039
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $204,700

Nearest income peer: Magnolia, IA ( $208 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 Shelby

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

Top 40%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,039
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$77,708
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 51570 (1,039 residents). Household income $77,708 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Shelby as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Shelby's single ZIP 51570 carries the town

Shelby is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 51570 is the entire residential footprint (1,039 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 Shelby's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 34 establishments, 966 employees , annual payroll $49,039k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51570 (34 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (6) · also Real estate and rental and leasing · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Shelby, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Harrison County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Shelby. See the Harrison County roll-up →

Shelby sits in the upper half of Harrison County on income: Woodbine, Dunlap and Persia report less, while Missouri Valley and Logan report more. Modale marks the far end of that range at $60,556, 22% below Shelby.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51570 1,039 $77,708 34 6
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Shelby 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 Shelby, .