| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 712 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:54 PM |
| Population: | 24,612 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 19149 |
| CBSA: | Le Mars, IA |
| Land Area: | 828 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 0 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 42.7400, -96.2217 |
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24,612 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 828 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 23,753 to 24,546 from 2014 to 2024 — a +3.3% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 51024 (Hinton, $114,219 median) and poorest ZIP 51008 (Brunsville, $45,000) are 13.1 miles apart — a 2.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.7× across this county — from $129,200 in 51008 (Brunsville) to $347,800 in 51024 (Hinton).
Density varies 99× across the county — from 8 people/sq mi in 51062 (Westfield) to 805 in 51008 (Brunsville).
Educational attainment ranges from 15.0% bachelor's+ in 51050 (Remsen) to 29.9% in 51028 (Kingsley) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Iowa, this is the #26 most populous of 99 counties and ranks #13 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $82,758 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,609 of 16,728 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 2 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51031 | Le Mars | Standard | 12,808 | $76,525 | 232.3 | 5.7% |
| 51050 | Remsen | Standard | 2,962 | $92,500 | 142.0 | 7.6% |
| 51001 | Akron | Standard | 2,342 | $75,404 | 96.7 | -2.7% |
| 51028 | Kingsley | Standard | 2,191 | $78,000 | 118.3 | 0.9% |
| 51024 | Hinton | Standard | 2,081 | $114,219 | 88.6 | 10.8% |
| 51038 | Merrill | Standard | 1,449 | $95,893 | 87.7 | -14.5% |
| 51062 | Westfield | Standard | 503 | — | 61.6 | -20.9% |
| 51008 | Brunsville | PO Box | 210 | $45,000 | 0.3 | 114.3% |
| 51045 | Oyens | PO Box | 66 | $113,750 | 0.1 | — |