ZIP 52556 · Fairfield
Who lives in ZIP code 52556 (Fairfield, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Fairfield, IA · Jefferson County
uszips 2026
People11,448
Median age45.2
Household income$59,243
Home value$163,905
Median rent$878/mo
Poverty16.8%
College degree+48.0%
Commute14 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 25 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,377
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
30.2% are 65 or older; 83.3% are adults.
Household income
27.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,584.
Education (adults 25+)
45.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.4%
- Never married
- 33.2%
- Divorced
- 16.5%
- Widowed
- 3.8%
- Family size
- 2.74
- Dual-income families
- 48.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 63.6%
- Rent burden
- 37.8%
- Men / women
- 52% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.2%
- Unemployment
- 8.9%
- Self-employed
- 18.9%
- Farmers
- 4.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.3%
- Veterans
- 8.1%
- With a disability
- 12.4%
- No health insurance
- 6.9%
- Limited English
- 2.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.