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Wapello, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wapello, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,570. 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 WAPELLO-IA · Wapello, IA 1 ZIPs · 3,570 pop · #8161/25278 · Louisa County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $83,525
  • RANK-UPPER #8161/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Columbus Junctio
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,570
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $161,000

Nearest income peer: Columbus Junction, IA ( $3,140 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 Wapello

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

Top 32%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,570
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$83,525
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 52653 (3,570 residents). Household income $83,525 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Wapello as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Cedar is the closest lower-income city and Orange City the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wapello.

Population concentration

Wapello's single ZIP 52653 carries the town

Wapello is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 52653 is the entire residential footprint (3,570 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Wapello's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 76 establishments, 651 employees , annual payroll $24,143k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52653 (76 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (11) · also Other services (except public administration) · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Wapello, IA

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

Wapello sits in the upper half of Louisa County on income: Columbus Junction, Morning Sun and Grandview report less, while Letts and Columbus City report more. Grandview marks the far end of that range at $49,545, 41% below Wapello.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52653 3,570 $83,525 76 12
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Wapello 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 Wapello, .