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West Branch, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for West Branch, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,733. 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 WEST-BRANCH-IA · West Branch, IA 1 ZIPs · 3,733 pop · #5995/25278 · Cedar County

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

  • INC-HIGH $91,686
  • RANK-UPPER #5995/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Durant
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,733
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $240,300

Nearest income peer: Durant, IA ( $9,373 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 West Branch

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

Top 24%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,733
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$91,686
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 $91,686 and home value $240,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 34.1%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating West Branch as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Epworth is the closest lower-income city and Windsor Heights the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for West Branch.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 52358, is all of West Branch

There is no split to weigh here: 52358 holds every one of West Branch's 3,733 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 West Branch's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 82 establishments, 1,268 employees , annual payroll $56,793k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52358 (82 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (13) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in West Branch, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Cedar County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in West Branch. See the Cedar County roll-up →

No other city sharing Cedar County reports a higher average ZIP median income than West Branch. Tipton, Durant and Mechanicsville sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Mechanicsville marks the far end of that range at $61,875, 33% below West Branch.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52358 3,733 $91,686 82 19
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West Branch 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 West Branch, .