Zip lookup · IA

52161
Ossian, Iowa.

Ossian, Winneshiek County, IA · population 1,532

What it costs per month · 52161 $1,438/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$828 (+136%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $18,796 +7%
$255,159$273,955 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $79,915 +41%
$194,040$273,955 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 52161 $1,438 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 52161$1,438
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 10 years.

Typical home values in zip 52161 rose 7.4% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Winneshiek County, IA 86% · Fayette County, IA 14%

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

Typical home value $273,955 as of Sep 2026
+7.4%year on year

Typical home value — 52161

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 52161 $273,955 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2020 2022 2024 2026
  • 52161$273,955
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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4.6 52133 Castalia 673 — $287,475
8.8 52135 Clermont 834 — $202,300
9.8 52175 West Union 3,484 — $177,916
9.9 52132 Calmar 1,759 — $270,184
10.3 52162 Postville 3,744 — $214,637
10.3 52144 Fort Atkinson 1,075 — $312,979
11.2 52168 Spillville 356 — $174,424
14.5 52141 Elgin 1,259 — $275,880
15.2 52171 Waucoma 1,314 — $237,811
15.5 52156 Luana 769 — $328,538
15.9 52101 Decorah 12,706 $985 $327,660
16.1 52147 Hawkeye 911 — $200,167
16.9 52165 Ridgeway 1,098 — $347,400
16.9 52172 Waukon 5,877 — $246,527
18.6 52163 Protivin 333 — $126,152
19.9 52169 Wadena 367 — $234,601

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