Residential delivery area · Iowa

ZIP Code 51542: Honey Creek, IA

ZIP code 51542 uses the postal name Honey Creek, Iowa and lies entirely in Pottawattamie County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 800 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $118,165 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.

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5national area: Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin

515sectional center: Omaha, NE (SCF 680)

42delivery area within it

Town: Honey Creek · its only residential ZIP
County: Pottawattamie County
Metro area: Omaha, NE-IA
House district: IA-4 119th Congress
State: Iowa
Time zone: Central
Land area: 37.9 sq mi · 21 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 51542?

51542 centers on 41.440°, -95.832° and covers 37.9 square miles of land plus 0.2 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 51526, 51576, 51555, 51559.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 51542 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 51542, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 51542 compare with the rest of Pottawattamie County?

Rank of 51542 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure	51542	In Pottawattamie County	In IA
People (ACS 2020-2024)	802	18th of 24	540th of 970
Median household income	$118k	not ranked	not ranked
Median home value	$382k	not ranked	not ranked

51542's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (802). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 27% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 51542?

The 2020 Census counted 1,018 people in 51542; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 802. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 0.7% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024: 802±258 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 1,018+0.7% since 2010 (1,011)
Households: 393
Median age: 59.2

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 51542?

Of the 802 people the ACS estimates in 51542, 8.4% are under 18 and 30.4% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (94.6%).

Under 188.4%
18 to 6461.2%
65 and older30.4%

Age of the people of 51542 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic94.6%
Hispanic or Latino2.7%
Other or two or more2.6%
Black, not Hispanic0.0%
Asian, not Hispanic0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 51542 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 51542 earn?

Median household income is $118,165 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($121,342 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income: $118,165±$15,989
Income per person: $60,039
Below the poverty line: 2.9%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 0.9%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 43.1%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $96,104510 returns; wages 69% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 51542?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $381,500
Median gross rent: –
Homes owned by their occupants: 98.7%
Housing units: 440

Index = 100 in 1998, the first year FHFA reports for 51542; 2022: 231.9. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 51542 stops in 2022: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 51542?

9 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 3 more than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 51542?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 51542, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
51526	Crescent	1,664	$95k	5.0 mi
51576	Underwood	1,769	$111k	7.2 mi
51555	Missouri Valley	4,952	$85k	9.3 mi
51559	Neola	1,841	$75k	9.8 mi
68112	Omaha, NE	12,071	$56k	8.0 mi (near)
68152	Omaha, NE	6,791	$85k	9.9 mi (near)
68023	Fort Calhoun, NE	2,687	$116k	10.1 mi (near)
68110	Omaha, NE	9,229	$40k	10.0 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.