Zip lookup · IA

52554
Eldon, Iowa.

Eldon, Wapello County, IA · Ottumwa, IA metro · population 1,078

What it costs per month · 52554 $575/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$289 (+101%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $2,347 +2%
$107,255$109,603 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $23,261 +27%
$86,342$109,603 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 52554 $575 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 52554$575
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 15 years.

Typical home values in zip 52554 rose 2.2% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 4 counties: Wapello County, IA 76% · Davis County, IA 10% · Jefferson County, IA 9% · Van Buren County, IA 4%

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

Typical home value $109,603 as of Sep 2026
+2.2%year on year

Typical home value — 52554

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 52554 $109,603 Ottumwa $127,896 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2020 2022 2024 2026
  • 52554$109,603
  • Ottumwa$127,896
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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5.0 52560 Floris 458 — $220,640
5.4 52530 Agency 945 — $185,890
7.4 52533 Batavia 1,201 — $186,888
8.4 52567 Libertyville 506 — $196,817
10.0 52551 Douds 782 — $236,034
13.0 52501 Ottumwa 30,371 — $121,587
14.7 52535 Birmingham 725 — $187,669
15.4 52580 Packwood 711 — $157,398
16.2 52537 Bloomfield 7,069 — $232,401
17.0 52552 Drakesville 940 — $262,851
17.1 52570 Milton 1,130 — $158,304
17.2 52563 Hedrick 1,602 — $168,284
17.3 52556 Fairfield 11,448 $743 $180,089
18.9 52584 Pulaski 420 — $143,835
19.9 52565 Keosauqua 1,518 — $205,789

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