Residential delivery area · Iowa

ZIP Code 52236: Homestead, IA

ZIP code 52236 uses the postal name Homestead, Iowa and lies entirely in Iowa County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 560 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $87,958 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 5% of its land lies in Homestead (a census-designated place); 95% is outside any Census place.

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

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

36delivery area within it

Town: Homestead · its only residential ZIP
County: Iowa County
Census places: Homestead census-designated place
House district: IA-1 119th Congress
State: Iowa
Time zone: Central
Land area: 26.2 sq mi · 22 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 52236?

52236 centers on 41.733°, -91.876° and covers 26.2 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 52334, 52203, 52322, 52361.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 52236 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 52236, 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 52236 compare with the rest of Iowa County?

Rank of 52236 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	52236	In Iowa County	In IA
People (ACS 2020-2024)	564	11th of 20	642nd of 970
Median household income	$88k	not ranked	not ranked
Median home value	$192k	not ranked	not ranked

52236's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (564). 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 52236?

The 2020 Census counted 570 people in 52236; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 564. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 3.7% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024: 564±201 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 570−3.7% since 2010 (592)
Households: 221
Median age: 44.6

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 52236?

Of the 564 people the ACS estimates in 52236, 29.8% are under 18 and 27.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (94.9%).

Under 1829.8%
18 to 6442.9%
65 and older27.3%

Age of the people of 52236 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic94.9%
Hispanic or Latino5.1%
Black, not Hispanic0.0%
Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Other or two or more0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 52236 (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 52236 earn?

Median household income is $87,958 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($71,148 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income: $87,958±$9,809
Income per person: $36,543
Below the poverty line: 2.1%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 2.3%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 14.6%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $82,584250 returns; wages 68% 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 52236?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $191,500
Median gross rent: –
Homes owned by their occupants: 100.0%
Housing units: 256

Index = 100 in 2003, the first year FHFA reports for 52236; 2021: 166.0. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 52236 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 52236?

9 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 2 fewer than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

Construction3

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 52236?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 52236, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
52334	South Amana	181	–	3.5 mi
52203	Amana	2,231	$102k	5.6 mi
52322	Oxford	2,266	$64k	6.5 mi
52361	Williamsburg	4,582	$61k	9.6 mi
52307	Middle Amana	63	$43k	4.2 mi (near)
52220	Conroy	199	–	6.3 mi (near)
52351	Walford	1,329	$129k	10.0 mi (near)
52340	Tiffin	6,128	$98k	10.5 mi (near)

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