Wapello

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Iowa

Wapello is a smaller county in Iowa with 7 ZIP codes, 35,575 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, Wapello, IA sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a smaller county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

Top 43%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
35,575
combined ZIP population
7
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,200
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.

Wapello lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 19179, 7 ZIPs, combined population 35,575). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Above-median income on a compact ZIP cluster (7 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 19179.

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7

Total ZIPs

35,575

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Wapello

Side-by-side: Compare 52501 vs 52553 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
52501 Ottumwa 30,220 52
52553 Eddyville 1,745 8
52554 Eldon 1,373 15
52530 Agency 1,005 27
52536 Blakesburg 967 6
52566 Kirkville 168 62
52548 Chillicothe 97 165

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Wapello?

Wapello has a total population of 35,575 across 7 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Wapello?

Wapello includes 7 ZIP codes: 52501, 52553, 52554, 52530, 52536, 52566, 52548.

Wapello'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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