PlainZIP

Washington, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Washington, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,173. 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 WASHINGTON-IA · Washington, IA 1 ZIPs · 9,173 pop · #16343/25278 · Washington County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $63,047
  • RANK-LOWER #16343/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under West Chester
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,173
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $160,500

Nearest income peer: West Chester, IA (+ $4,680 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 Washington

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

35th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,173
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,047
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 $63,047 and poverty 11.8% concentrate in 52353.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Washington as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Sutherland is the closest lower-income city and Ames the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Washington.

Population concentration

Washington's single ZIP 52353 carries the town

Washington is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 52353 is the entire residential footprint (9,173 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 Washington's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 341 establishments, 3,439 employees , annual payroll $161,267k (~37 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52353 (341 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (54) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Washington, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Washington County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Washington. See the Washington County roll-up →

Washington sits in the lower half of Washington County on income: Kalona, Riverside and Ainsworth report more, Wellman and Brighton report less. Ainsworth marks the far end of that range at $93,750, 49% above Washington.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52353 9,173 $63,047 341 23
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Washington 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 Washington, .