Zip lookup · IA

52640
Morning Sun, Iowa.

Morning Sun, Des Moines County, IA · Burlington, IA-IL metro · population 1,274

What it costs per month · 52640 $932/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$462 (+98%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $5,589 +3%
$172,004$177,593 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $35,045 +25%
$142,548$177,593 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 52640 $932 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 52640$932
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 16 years.

Typical home values in zip 52640 rose 3.2% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Louisa County, IA 67% · Des Moines County, IA 33%

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

Typical home value $177,593 as of Sep 2026
+3.2%year on year

Typical home value — 52640

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 52640 $177,593 Burlington $143,369 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 52640$177,593
  • Burlington$143,369
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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8.0 52644 Mount Union 394 — $210,142
8.1 52653 Wapello 3,083 — $164,543
8.4 52659 Winfield 1,329 — $176,266
9.2 52637 Mediapolis 3,041 — $211,723
12.2 52650 Sperry 799 — $309,321
12.2 52737 Columbus City 323 — $123,293
13.2 52752 Grandview 413 — $156,704
13.3 52738 Columbus Junction 3,398 — $191,819
14.0 52645 New London 3,503 — $186,311
14.8 52646 Oakville 255 — $187,515
15.1 52621 Crawfordsville 604 — $228,605
16.9 52623 Danville 1,982 — $237,930
17.1 52754 Letts 1,533 — $261,758
17.5 52641 Mount Pleasant 12,428 — $198,038
17.6 52655 West Burlington 4,322 — $172,448
17.7 61272 New Boston 1,437 — $148,599
18.7 61442 Keithsburg 504 — $89,807
18.9 52601 Burlington 27,341 $983 $125,901
18.9 52749 Fruitland 1,049 — $286,303
19.6 52739 Conesville 788 — $153,374

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