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Black Hawk County, IA

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 12 ZIP codes inside Black Hawk County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
12
in this county
Total population
134,971
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
10
distinct city/town names
Avg density
218
people / sq mi
Avg median income
household, ACS
Avg home value
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Black Hawk County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
50613 Cedar Falls 43,708 132
50701 Waterloo 30,194 147
50702 Waterloo 20,270 801
50703 Waterloo 19,270 80
50707 Evansdale 7,597 357
50648 Jesup 4,004 19
50651 La Porte City 3,532 12
50643 Hudson 3,058 21
50626 Dunkerton 1,619 12
50667 Raymond 806 164
50634 Gilbertville 790 852
50623 Dewar 123 23

About Black Hawk County

Counties are the workhorse unit of American local government — they administer property taxes, run the courts and sheriff’s office, manage many road and library systems, and in much of the country they collect public health and zoning data that ZIP codes don’t. Black Hawk County in Iowa contains roughly 12 ZIP codes spread across 10 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 134,971. Reading those ZIPs together at the county level smooths over neighborhood-by-neighborhood noise and surfaces the broader economic and demographic shape of the area. For block-level detail, drill into any individual ZIP profile or compare against the wider Iowa index.

The average density across listed ZIPs sits at roughly 218, which classifies the county overall as a small town environment. That label is a generalization — nearly every county contains both a relatively dense core and quieter outlying ZIPs, and the gap between them is often what determines where you actually want to live or open a business. Average median household income in our enriched ZIPs lands near —, with average owner-occupied home values around —; both numbers move dramatically as you cross from one ZIP to the next, so use the table above as a sorting tool, not a verdict.

If you’re moving into Black Hawk County, the county itself is also where most of your real-life paperwork will land — vehicle registration, voter registration, property recording, and school district enrollment in many states. Knowing the county that contains your prospective ZIP makes it much easier to look up the right tax assessor, election office, or school district website. Our relocation guide walks through the order in which to tackle these handoffs after a move.

For service-area planning, the county is also where most US business licensing and many sales-tax rules are administered. Service businesses scoping Black Hawk County should pair this aggregate view with the individual ZIP profiles to identify the densest, highest-income pockets first, then expand outward along whatever transportation corridor matches their delivery model.