Zip lookup · IA

51005
Aurelia, Iowa.

Aurelia, Cherokee County, IA · Storm Lake, IA metro · population 1,561

What it costs per month · 51005 $928/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$475 (+105%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $3,406 +2%
$173,452$176,858 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $36,008 +26%
$140,850$176,858 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 51005 $928 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 51005$928
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 15 years.

Typical home values in zip 51005 rose 2.0% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Cherokee County, IA 86% · Buena Vista County, IA 14%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Aurelia, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $176,858 as of Sep 2026
+2.0%year on year

Typical home value — 51005

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 51005 $176,858 Storm Lake $186,352 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 51005$176,858
  • Storm Lake$186,352
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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5.6 51002 Alta 2,787 — $209,554
7.2 51012 Cherokee 6,311 — $148,662
12.8 51049 Quimby 448 — $118,439
12.9 51029 Larrabee 261 — $119,813
13.3 51037 Meriden 327 — $178,245
13.7 50576 Rembrandt 277 — $150,233
13.9 50588 Storm Lake 13,431 — $193,666
14.4 51020 Galva 632 — $199,047
15.2 51047 Peterson 693 — $168,195
15.2 51014 Cleghorn 549 — $180,486
16.1 51033 Linn Grove 421 — $200,722
16.9 51025 Holstein 1,925 — $195,915
17.1 51053 Schaller 1,016 — $161,811
17.9 51061 Washta 389 — $138,970
18.3 51058 Sutherland 1,096 — $159,576
19.5 50585 Sioux Rapids 1,080 — $171,071
19.6 51035 Marcus 1,627 — $184,229

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.