O'Brien

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Iowa

O'Brien is a sparsely populated county in Iowa with 8 ZIP codes, 14,973 people, and above-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, O'Brien, IA sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a sparsely populated county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

Top 35%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
14,973
combined ZIP population
8
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,638
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

O'Brien lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on sparsely populated county footing (FIPS 19141, 8 ZIPs, combined population 14,973). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Above-median income on a compact ZIP cluster (8 codes). Population density still swings from downtown to farm-edge; the density column is the fastest filter before a side-by-side compare. County-level HUD and FBI inputs still key off FIPS 19141.

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8

Total ZIPs

14,973

Total Population

ZIP Codes in O'Brien

Side-by-side: Compare 51201 vs 51346 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
51201 Sheldon 6,193 21
51346 Hartley 2,451 7
51248 Sanborn 1,857 9
51046 Paullina 1,660 7
51245 Primghar 1,359 7
51058 Sutherland 1,007 5
51231 Archer 282 4
51009 Calumet 164 268

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of O'Brien?

O'Brien has a total population of 14,973 across 8 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in O'Brien?

O'Brien includes 8 ZIP codes: 51201, 51346, 51248, 51046, 51245, 51058, 51231, 51009.

O'Brien's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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