Residential delivery area · Iowa

ZIP Code 52079: Zwingle, IA

ZIP code 52079 uses the postal name Zwingle, Iowa and lies mostly in Jackson County (55% of its land) with the rest in Dubuque County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $101,120 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, under 1% of its land lies in Zwingle; more than 99% is outside any Census place.

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

520sectional center: Cedar Rapids, IA (SCF 522)

79delivery area within it

Town: Zwingle · its only residential ZIP
County: Jackson County (55%); Dubuque County (45%)
Census places: Zwingle
House districts: IA-1 (55%), IA-2 (45%) 119th Congress, by share of land
State: Iowa
Time zone: Central
Land area: 59.3 sq mi · 17 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 52079?

52079 centers on 42.288°, -90.719° and covers 59.3 square miles of land. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 52054, 52032, 52003, 52068, 52060.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 52079 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 52079, 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 52079 compare with the rest of Jackson County?

Rank of 52079 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	52079	In Jackson County	In IA
People (ACS 2020-2024)	995	6th of 16	468th of 970
Median household income	$101k	not ranked	not ranked
Median home value	$238k	not ranked	not ranked

52079's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (995). 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 23% 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 52079?

The 2020 Census counted 753 people in 52079; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 995. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 3.7% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024: 995±221 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 753−3.7% since 2010 (782)
Households: 425
Median age: 44.3

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 52079?

Of the 995 people the ACS estimates in 52079, 22.7% are under 18 and 19.4% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (93.1%).

Under 1822.7%
18 to 6457.9%
65 and older19.4%

Age of the people of 52079 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic93.1%
Other or two or more6.9%
Hispanic or Latino0.0%
Black, not Hispanic0.0%
Asian, not Hispanic0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 52079 (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 52079 earn?

Median household income is $101,120 (ACS 2020-2024). It rose from $61,248 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income: $101,120±$16,428
Income per person: $75,837
Below the poverty line: 9.7%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 0.0%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 18.3%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $77,877350 returns; wages 66% 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 52079?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $237,800
Median gross rent: $950
Homes owned by their occupants: 97.2%
Housing units: 450

Index = 100 in 2003, the first year FHFA reports for 52079; 2021: 154.9. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 52079 stops in 2021: 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 52079?

5 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, the same count as 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 52079?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 52079, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
52054	La Motte	794	$104k	4.8 mi
52032	Bernard	1,305	$89k	6.2 mi
52003	Dubuque	13,796	$99k	10.2 mi
52068	Peosta	5,280	$126k	10.5 mi
52060	Maquoketa	8,007	$68k	13.0 mi
52071	Saint Donatus	135	$44k	10.4 mi (near)
52030	Andrew	423	$66k	11.3 mi (near)
52031	Bellevue	5,403	$87k	12.1 mi (near)

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