Zip lookup · IA

51061
Washta, Iowa.

Washta, Cherokee County, IA · population 389

What it costs per month · 51061 $729/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$214 (+42%) since Feb 2022.

What the home itself did
1 year
Down $5,567 -4%
$144,537$138,970 since Sep 2025

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 51061 $729 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 51061$729
  • United States$1,922

Typical home values in zip 51061 fell 3.9% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Cherokee County, IA 79% · Ida County, IA 21%

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

Typical home value $138,970 as of Sep 2026
-3.9%year on year

Typical home value — 51061

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 51061 $138,970 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2024 2026
  • 51061$138,970
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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5.2 51049 Quimby 448 — $118,439
7.3 51048 Pierson 435 — $167,899
8.7 51016 Correctionville 1,080 — $170,708
10.0 51025 Holstein 1,925 — $195,915
13.9 51028 Kingsley 2,191 — $254,996
14.0 51012 Cherokee 6,311 — $148,662
14.1 51014 Cleghorn 549 — $180,486
14.5 51035 Marcus 1,627 — $184,229
16.4 51020 Galva 632 — $199,047
17.2 51004 Anthon 858 — $190,562
17.4 51037 Meriden 327 — $178,245
17.9 51005 Aurelia 1,561 — $176,858
18.8 51050 Remsen 2,962 — $278,504
19.0 51039 Moville 2,845 — $268,144
19.4 51006 Battle Creek 1,287 — $147,522

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