Zip lookup · IA

51231
Archer, Iowa.

Archer, O Brien County, IA · population 562

What it costs per month · 51231 $1,191/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$709 (+147%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $21,996 +11%
$204,937$226,934 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $75,392 +50%
$151,542$226,934 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 51231 $1,191 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 51231$1,191
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 9 years.

Typical home values in zip 51231 rose 10.7% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

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

Typical home value $226,934 as of Sep 2026
+10.7%year on year

Typical home value — 51231

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 51231 $226,934 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2020 2022 2024 2026
  • 51231$226,934
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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7.3 51245 Primghar 1,377 — $186,686
7.8 51238 Hospers 1,502 — $265,427
8.0 51248 Sanborn 1,534 — $208,276
8.3 51201 Sheldon 6,430 — $226,150
10.1 51046 Paullina 1,326 — $179,346
10.3 51022 Granville 960 — $274,868
14.0 51232 Ashton 658 — $177,682
15.0 51003 Alton 1,938 — $307,275
15.3 51346 Hartley 2,247 — $177,949
15.3 51234 Boyden 1,172 — $290,585
15.7 51350 Melvin 383 — $128,239
16.1 51058 Sutherland 1,096 — $159,576
17.9 51041 Orange City 7,324 — $318,287
18.3 51029 Larrabee 261 — $119,813
20.0 51037 Meriden 327 — $178,245

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