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Sheldon, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sheldon, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,193. 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 SHELDON-IA · Sheldon, IA 1 ZIPs · 6,193 pop · #13726/25278 · O'Brien County

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

  • INC-MID $68,799
  • RANK-MID #13726/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Primghar
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,193
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $197,800

Nearest income peer: Primghar, IA (+ $732 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 Sheldon

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

46th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,193
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,799
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 $68,799 and poverty 14.5% concentrate in 51201.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Sheldon as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Sheldon reads through its lone ZIP, 51201

6,193 ACS residents, one ZIP: 51201 is not the leading code inside Sheldon, 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 Sheldon's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 243 establishments, 3,990 employees , annual payroll $185,085k (~39 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51201 (243 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (40) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Sheldon, IA

These ZIP codes sit in O'Brien County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Sheldon. See the O'Brien County roll-up →

Sheldon lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing O'Brien County: Hartley, Paullina and Archer earn more and Sanborn, Sutherland and Calumet earn less. Archer marks the far end of that range at $108,058, 57% above Sheldon.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51201 6,193 $68,799 243 21
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Sheldon 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 Sheldon, .