Zip lookup · IA

52140
Dorchester, Iowa.

Dorchester, Allamakee County, IA · population 671

What it costs per month · 52140 $2,093/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,294 (+162%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $38,420 +11%
$360,344$398,764 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $144,383 +57%
$254,380$398,764 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 52140 $2,093 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 52140$2,093
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 8 years.

Typical home values in zip 52140 rose 10.7% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Allamakee County, IA 91% · Winneshiek County, IA 9%

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

Typical home value $398,764 as of Sep 2026
+10.7%year on year

Typical home value — 52140

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$200,000 $300,000 $400,000 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 52140 $398,764 United States $366,157
$200,000 $300,000 $400,000 2020 2022 2024 2026
  • 52140$398,764
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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9.1 52160 New Albin 818 — $242,517
11.1 55974 Spring Grove 1,902 — $264,691
12.0 52172 Waukon 5,877 — $246,527
12.9 55921 Caledonia 4,659 — $288,022
13.1 52101 Decorah 12,706 $985 $327,660
14.2 52151 Lansing 1,886 — $286,451
15.3 55954 Mabel 1,332 — $225,095
16.8 55919 Brownsville 1,040 — $354,868
18.6 52170 Waterville 555 — $314,363
19.7 54624 De Soto 1,554 — $238,587

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