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Linn County, IA

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 22 ZIP codes inside Linn County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
22
in this county
Total population
227,137
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
17
distinct city/town names
Avg density
311
people / sq mi
Avg median income
household, ACS
Avg home value
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Linn County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
52402 Cedar Rapids 42,649 1,203
52302 Marion 42,386 220
52404 Cedar Rapids 40,474 276
52405 Cedar Rapids 26,307 678
52403 Cedar Rapids 24,789 364
52411 Cedar Rapids 8,298 196
52233 Hiawatha 7,024 693
52314 Mount Vernon 5,995 39
52213 Center Point 3,955 21
52228 Fairfax 3,637 38
52214 Central City 3,093 13
52227 Ely 2,881 38
52328 Robins 2,816 403
52336 Springville 2,576 21
52401 Cedar Rapids 2,130 691
52324 Palo 2,030 19
52352 Walker 1,933 9
52218 Coggon 1,657 9
52341 Toddville 1,180 34
52202 Alburnett 1,125 17
52219 Prairieburg 160 138
52344 Troy Mills 42 1,717

About Linn 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. Linn County in Iowa contains roughly 22 ZIP codes spread across 17 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 227,137. 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 311, 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 Linn 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 Linn 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.