Zip lookup · IA

51462
Scranton, Iowa.

Scranton, Greene County, IA · population 1,049

What it costs per month · 51462 $976/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$610 (+167%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $7,191 +4%
$178,742$185,932 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $62,072 +50%
$123,860$185,932 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 51462 $976 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 51462$976
  • 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 51462 rose 4.0% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Greene County, IA 97% · Carroll County, IA 3%

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

Typical home value $185,932 as of Sep 2026
+4.0%year on year

Typical home value — 51462

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 51462 $185,932 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 51462$185,932
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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8.8 51443 Glidden 1,653 — $223,259
9.3 50129 Jefferson 5,014 — $176,970
10.7 50050 Churdan 712 — $182,750
12.1 50026 Bagley 481 — $161,663
12.7 50058 Coon Rapids 1,999 — $181,755
13.0 50029 Bayard 523 — $108,255
14.9 51440 Dedham 334 — $206,522
16.5 51401 Carroll 11,990 — $227,337
17.3 51453 Lohrville 500 — $121,095
17.4 50128 Jamaica 330 — $169,948
17.4 50107 Grand Junction 764 — $118,278
18.8 50235 Rippey 431 — $197,198
19.2 50217 Paton 561 — $203,622
19.5 50277 Yale 582 — $209,580
19.7 51463 Templeton 412 — $232,931
19.7 51449 Lake City 1,950 — $150,470
19.8 50538 Farnhamville 661 — $122,168

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