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Waterville, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Waterville, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 599. 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 WATERVILLE-IA · Waterville, IA 1 ZIPs · 599 pop · #12070/25278 · Allamakee County

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

  • INC-MID $72,788
  • RANK-MID #12070/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dorchester
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 89% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 599
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $222,700

Nearest income peer: Dorchester, IA ( $600 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 Waterville

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

Top 48%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
599
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$72,788
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 52170 (599 residents). Household income $72,788 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (89.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 52170, is all of Waterville

There is no split to weigh here: 52170 holds every one of Waterville's 599 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Waterville

Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 7 employees , annual payroll $265k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52170 (6 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Waterville, IA

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

Waterville sits in the upper half of Allamakee County on income: Waukon, Postville and Lansing report less, while New Albin reports more. New Albin marks the far end of that range at $85,204, 17% above Waterville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52170 599 $72,788 6 5
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Waterville 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 Waterville, .