ZIP 51248 · Sanborn
Who lives in ZIP code 51248 (Sanborn, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sanborn, IA · O'Brien County
uszips 2026
People1,534
Median age47.4
Household income$64,375
Home value$186,865
Median rent$954/mo
Poverty11.6%
College degree+20.8%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 8 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 686
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
36.4% are 65 or older; 80.3% are adults.
Household income
26.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,044.
Education (adults 25+)
28.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.1%
- Never married
- 21.7%
- Divorced
- 8.0%
- Widowed
- 11.1%
- Family size
- 2.74
- Dual-income families
- 48.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.2%
- Rent burden
- 36.0%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.0%
- Unemployment
- 1.7%
- Self-employed
- 20.0%
- Farmers
- 13.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.5%
- Veterans
- 10.5%
- With a disability
- 16.7%
- No health insurance
- 1.8%
- Limited English
- 2.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.