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West Burlington, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for West Burlington, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,219. 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-BURLINGTON-IA · West Burlington, IA 1 ZIPs · 4,219 pop · #20924/25278 · Des Moines County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $52,500
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20924/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Middletown
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,219
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $132,600

Nearest income peer: Middletown, IA (+ $6,667 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 Burlington

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest West Burlington 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 Burlington, IA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

17th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,219
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,500
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($52,500 average) · poverty 25.8%. The primary code (52655) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating West Burlington as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Audubon is the closest lower-income city and Mc Gregor the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for West Burlington.

Population concentration

West Burlington reads through its lone ZIP, 52655

4,219 ACS residents, one ZIP: 52655 is not the leading code inside West Burlington, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into West Burlington's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 235 establishments, 5,368 employees , annual payroll $322,878k (~56 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52655 (235 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (52) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in West Burlington, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Des Moines County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in West Burlington. See the Des Moines County roll-up →

Every one of the 5 cities sharing Des Moines County reports a higher average ZIP median income than West Burlington, Burlington, Mediapolis and Danville among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Sperry marks the far end of that range at $105,255, 100% above West Burlington.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52655 4,219 $52,500 235 100
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West Burlington 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 Burlington, .