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Johnson County, IA

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 13 ZIP codes inside Johnson County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
13
in this county
Total population
154,451
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
10
distinct city/town names
Avg density
381
people / sq mi
Avg median income
—
household, ACS
Avg home value
—
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Johnson County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
52240 Iowa City 36,370 99 $55,189
52246 Iowa City 22,411 518 $55,088
52241 Coralville 22,226 635 $66,508
52245 Iowa City 22,179 1,020 $75,876
52317 North Liberty 21,848 246 $108,156
52333 Solon 7,249 33 $113,917
52247 Kalona 4,806 23 $82,140
52340 Tiffin 4,695 95 $105,517
52338 Swisher 3,877 45 $124,357
52242 Iowa City 3,836 2,070 —
52755 Lone Tree 2,167 15 $98,125
52322 Oxford 1,966 9 $59,688
52235 Hills 821 148 $81,875

About Johnson 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. Johnson County in Iowa contains roughly 13 ZIP codes spread across 10 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 154,451. 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 381, 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 Johnson 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 Johnson 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.