Zip lookup · IA

51245
Primghar, Iowa.

Primghar, O Brien County, IA · population 1,377

What it costs per month · 51245 $980/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$538 (+122%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $19,222 +11%
$167,464$186,686 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $53,288 +40%
$133,398$186,686 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 51245 $980 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 51245$980
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 10 years.

Typical home values in zip 51245 rose 11.5% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

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

Typical home value $186,686 as of Sep 2026
+11.5%year on year

Typical home value — 51245

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 51245 $186,686 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2020 2022 2024 2026
  • 51245$186,686
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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7.3 51231 Archer 562 — $226,934
8.7 51046 Paullina 1,326 — $179,346
9.2 51248 Sanborn 1,534 — $208,276
9.3 51058 Sutherland 1,096 — $159,576
10.4 51346 Hartley 2,247 — $177,949
13.6 51029 Larrabee 261 — $119,813
14.2 51022 Granville 960 — $274,868
14.6 51238 Hospers 1,502 — $265,427
15.2 51201 Sheldon 6,430 — $226,150
15.8 51047 Peterson 693 — $168,195
15.9 51350 Melvin 383 — $128,239
15.9 51357 Royal 910 — $131,680
16.6 51338 Everly 852 — $164,566
17.6 51037 Meriden 327 — $178,245
18.8 51232 Ashton 658 — $177,682

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