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Shellsburg, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shellsburg, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,006. 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 SHELLSBURG-IA · Shellsburg, IA 1 ZIPs · 2,006 pop · #5760/25278 · Benton County

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

  • INC-HIGH $92,708
  • RANK-UPPER #5760/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Walker
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 89% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,006
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $198,000

Nearest income peer: Walker, IA ( $387 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 Shellsburg

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

Top 23%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,006
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$92,708
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $92,708 and home value $198,000 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 17.6%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (89.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 52332, is all of Shellsburg

There is no split to weigh here: 52332 holds every one of Shellsburg's 2,006 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 Shellsburg's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 31 establishments, 161 employees , annual payroll $6,178k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52332 (31 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (8) · also Other services (except public administration) · Wholesale trade .

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ZIP Codes in Shellsburg, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Benton County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Shellsburg. See the Benton County roll-up →

Shellsburg lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Benton County: Atkins, Urbana and Walford earn more and Vinton, Belle Plaine and Newhall earn less. Walford marks the far end of that range at $128,750, 39% above Shellsburg.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52332 2,006 $92,708 31 18
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Shellsburg 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 Shellsburg, .