Whittemore, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Whittemore, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 912. 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 WHITTEMORE-IA · Whittemore, IA 1 ZIPs · 912 pop · #9776/25278 · Kossuth County

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

  • INC-HIGH $78,558
  • RANK-UPPER #9776/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Titonka
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 912
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $110,900

Nearest income peer: Titonka, IA ( $5,225 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 Whittemore

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

Top 39%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
912
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$78,558
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 50598 (912 residents). Household income $78,558 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Iowa, Cedar Falls is the closest lower-income city and Templeton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Whittemore.

Population concentration

Whittemore's single ZIP 50598 carries the town

Whittemore is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 50598 is the entire residential footprint (912 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 Whittemore's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 24 establishments, 78 employees , annual payroll $3,784k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50598 (24 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) · also Retail trade · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Whittemore, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Kossuth County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Whittemore. See the Kossuth County roll-up →

Whittemore sits in the upper half of Kossuth County on income: Algona, Bancroft and Titonka report less, while Wesley reports more. Ledyard marks the far end of that range at $36,607, 53% below Whittemore.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50598 912 $78,558 24 5

Whittemore 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 Whittemore, .