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Ottumwa ZIP code, Iowa

The ZIP code for Ottumwa, IA is 52501, and its area code is 641.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
25,430
Area code
641
State
Iowa

Ottumwa in numbers

About 25,430 people live in Ottumwa, in 9,980 households, the 19th-largest of Iowa's 1,017 census places. The median household income is $61,103 a year, 19% below the Iowa median of $75,059 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $106,300 (49% below the Iowa median), and median gross rent is $921 a month. The median age is 36.7; 20.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (31.4% across Iowa); the average commute takes 18 minutes.

Population25,430Ottumwa25,430
Households9,980Ottumwa9,980
Median age36.7Ottumwa36.7Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$61,103Ottumwa$61,103Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$106,300Ottumwa$106,300Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$921Ottumwa$921Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%Ottumwa20.8%Iowa31.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute17.8 minOttumwa17.8 minIowa19.8 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,583 / sq miOttumwa1,583 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Ottumwa city. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Ottumwa

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Ottumwa
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
52501 Ottumwa , IA Standard 30,371 $63,426 $122,700

Map of Ottumwa ZIP codes

52501

The ZIP codes of Ottumwa, IA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Ottumwa

The nearest larger towns are Iowa City (75,752 people, 64 mi), Des Moines (212,421 people, 72 mi) and Marshalltown (27,626 people, 74 mi).

Towns near Ottumwa
TownPopulationDistance
Bloomfield 2,742 18.9 mi
Albia 3,663 19.8 mi
Oskaloosa 11,504 21.8 mi
Fairfield 9,456 23.8 mi

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