Zearing, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Zearing, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 842. 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 ZEARING-IA · Zearing, IA 1 ZIPs · 842 pop · #11387/25278 · Story County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $74,306
  • RANK-MID #11387/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Colo
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 842
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $193,000

Nearest income peer: Colo, IA ( $973 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 Zearing

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Zearing on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Zearing, IA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 45%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
842
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$74,306
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 50278 (842 residents). Household income $74,306 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Zearing as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Alta Vista is the closest lower-income city and Conesville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Zearing.

Population concentration

Zearing's single ZIP 50278 carries the town

Zearing is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 50278 is the entire residential footprint (842 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Zearing's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 20 establishments, 98 employees , annual payroll $5,339k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50278 (20 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (4) .

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ZIP Codes in Zearing, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Story County, which covers 18 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Zearing. See the Story County roll-up →

Zearing sits in the lower half of Story County on income: Nevada, Story City and Huxley report more, and only Ames reports less. Gilbert marks the far end of that range at $130,083, 75% above Zearing.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50278 842 $74,306 20 6

Zearing 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 Zearing, .