Zip lookup · IA

51449
Lake City, Iowa.

Lake City, Calhoun County, IA · Carroll, IA metro · population 1,950

What it costs per month · 51449 $790/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$456 (+136%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $16,431 +12%
$134,040$150,470 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $40,706 +37%
$109,765$150,470 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 51449 $790 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 51449$790
  • 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 51449 rose 12.3% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Calhoun County, IA 88% · Carroll County, IA 12%

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

Typical home value $150,470 as of Sep 2026
+12.3%year on year

Typical home value — 51449

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 51449 $150,470 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 51449$150,470
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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7.0 51433 Auburn 567 — $179,339
9.4 51453 Lohrville 500 — $121,095
10.2 50579 Rockwell City 3,034 — $153,008
12.2 50561 Lytton 585 — $144,995
13.1 51443 Glidden 1,653 — $223,259
13.4 50050 Churdan 712 — $182,750
15.3 51450 Lake View 1,619 — $249,741
15.3 51436 Breda 815 — $246,976
15.5 51401 Carroll 11,990 — $227,337
15.6 50538 Farnhamville 661 — $122,168
17.1 50583 Sac City 2,288 — $148,738
18.6 51466 Wall Lake 1,043 — $167,773
19.4 51430 Arcadia 1,063 — $243,668
19.7 51462 Scranton 1,049 — $185,932

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