Zip lookup · IA

52043
Elkader, Iowa.

Elkader, Clayton County, IA · population 2,058

What it costs per month · 52043 $1,486/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$886 (+148%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $32,569 +13%
$250,593$283,162 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $90,599 +47%
$192,564$283,162 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 52043 $1,486 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 52043$1,486
  • 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 52043 rose 13.0% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

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

Typical home value $283,162 as of Sep 2026
+13.0%year on year

Typical home value — 52043

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 52043 $283,162 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 52043$283,162
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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5.7 52072 Saint Olaf 454 — $308,393
6.8 52077 Volga 313 — $319,410
9.2 52047 Farmersburg 462 — $277,461
11.0 52076 Strawberry Point 2,258 — $294,527
11.2 52048 Garber 201 — $329,024
11.3 52049 Garnavillo 1,370 — $259,551
11.6 52042 Edgewood 1,804 — $313,136
12.0 52169 Wadena 367 — $234,601
12.4 52141 Elgin 1,259 — $275,880
14.6 52156 Luana 769 — $328,538
14.8 50606 Arlington 803 — $242,901
15.3 52157 McGregor 1,451 — $246,216
16.6 52159 Monona 2,398 — $241,947
16.8 52052 Guttenberg 2,999 — $278,282
17.1 52050 Greeley 422 — $260,851
17.2 52135 Clermont 834 — $202,300
17.4 52035 Colesburg 1,331 — $260,515
18.2 52158 Marquette 290 — $132,638
18.7 53801 Bagley 998 — $144,716
18.9 52142 Fayette 1,890 — $173,673
19.1 52038 Dundee 463 — $237,747
19.5 50650 Lamont 648 — $179,689
19.6 52162 Postville 3,744 — $214,637

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