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Winterset, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Winterset, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,251. 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 WINTERSET-IA · Winterset, IA 1 ZIPs · 8,251 pop · #8450/25278 · Madison County

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

  • INC-HIGH $82,633
  • RANK-UPPER #8450/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Patterson
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,251
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $219,400

Nearest income peer: Patterson, IA (+ $336 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 Winterset

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

Top 33%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,251
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$82,633
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 50273 (8,251 residents). Household income $82,633 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Winterset as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Winterset's single ZIP 50273 carries the town

Winterset is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 50273 is the entire residential footprint (8,251 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 Winterset's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 274 establishments, 2,079 employees , annual payroll $86,290k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50273 (274 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (39) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Winterset, IA

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

Winterset sits in the lower half of Madison County on income: Earlham, Saint Charles and Truro report more, Macksburg and Bevington report less. Macksburg marks the far end of that range at $33,125, 60% below Winterset.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50273 8,251 $82,633 274 16
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Winterset 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 Winterset, .