Zip lookup · IA

51248
Sanborn, Iowa.

Sanborn, O Brien County, IA · population 1,534

What it costs per month · 51248 $1,093/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$618 (+130%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $14,852 +8%
$193,424$208,276 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $56,388 +37%
$151,888$208,276 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 51248 $1,093 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 51248$1,093
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 11 years.

Typical home values in zip 51248 rose 7.7% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: O Brien County, IA 90% · Osceola County, IA 10%

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

Typical home value $208,276 as of Sep 2026
+7.7%year on year

Typical home value — 51248

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 51248 $208,276 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2020 2022 2024 2026
  • 51248$208,276
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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7.8 51350 Melvin 383 — $128,239
8.0 51231 Archer 562 — $226,934
9.2 51245 Primghar 1,377 — $186,686
10.1 51346 Hartley 2,247 — $177,949
10.3 51232 Ashton 658 — $177,682
10.5 51201 Sheldon 6,430 — $226,150
14.7 51238 Hospers 1,502 — $265,427
14.7 51249 Sibley 3,564 — $175,118
15.5 51354 Ocheyedan 965 — $164,275
16.5 51046 Paullina 1,326 — $179,346
16.9 51338 Everly 852 — $164,566
18.0 51058 Sutherland 1,096 — $159,576
18.2 51234 Boyden 1,172 — $290,585
18.3 51022 Granville 960 — $274,868
18.7 51345 Harris 347 — $190,346
19.5 51237 George 1,605 — $200,132

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