Westphalia, IA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Westphalia, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 79. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet WESTPHALIA-IA · Westphalia, IA 1 ZIPs · 79 pop · #10232/25278 · Shelby County
INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-HIGH $77,292
- RANK-MID #10232/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Earling
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 72% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 79
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $97,600
Nearest income peer: Earling, IA ( $3,542 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 Westphalia
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Westphalia on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Elk Horn · lowest
Elk Horn · lowest
$59,199 median HH income
- Harlan · near
Harlan · near
$65,000 median HH income
- Kirkman · near
Kirkman · near
$68,214 median HH income
- Earling · near
Earling · near
$73,750 median HH income
- Westphalia · this city
Westphalia · this city
$77,292 median HH income
- Panama · near
Panama · near
$81,250 median HH income
- Portsmouth · highest
Portsmouth · highest
$103,257 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Westphalia, IA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 40%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 79
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $77,292
- 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 51578 (79 residents). Household income $77,292 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Westphalia as a pure owner town.
Within Iowa, Melvin is the closest lower-income city and Moorhead the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Westphalia.
Population concentration
Westphalia's single ZIP 51578 carries the town
Westphalia is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 51578 is the entire residential footprint (79 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 Westphalia's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 3 establishments, 12 employees , annual payroll $484k (~38 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51578 (3 units) .
ZIP Codes in Westphalia, IA
These ZIP codes sit in Shelby County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Westphalia. See the Shelby County roll-up →
Westphalia sits in the upper half of Shelby County on income: Harlan, Elk Horn and Earling report less, while Portsmouth and Panama report more. Portsmouth marks the far end of that range at $103,257, 34% above Westphalia.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51578 | 79 | $77,292 | 3 | 817 |
Westphalia 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 Westphalia, .