Zip lookup · IA

52649
Salem, Iowa.

Salem, Henry County, IA · Fort Madison-Keokuk, IA-IL-MO metro · population 913

What it costs per month · 52649 $1,177/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$553 (+88%) since Feb 2022.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $26,404 +13%
$197,917$224,321 since Sep 2025

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 52649 $1,177 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 52649$1,177
  • United States$1,922

Typical home values in zip 52649 rose 13.3% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Henry County, IA 75% · Lee County, IA 25%

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

Typical home value $224,321 as of Sep 2026
+13.3%year on year

Typical home value — 52649

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 52649 $224,321 Fort Madison $125,210 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2024 2026
  • 52649$224,321
  • Fort Madison$125,210
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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5.6 52630 Hillsboro 235 — $203,271
10.3 52656 West Point 1,833 — $247,937
10.4 52641 Mount Pleasant 12,428 — $198,038
10.9 52651 Stockport 398 — $194,200
11.9 52645 New London 3,503 — $186,311
12.0 52625 Donnellson 2,338 — $226,060
13.2 52635 Lockridge 890 — $201,824
13.6 52620 Bonaparte 1,097 — $192,136
14.0 52623 Danville 1,982 — $237,930
15.5 52626 Farmington 1,103 — $140,322
15.8 52624 Denmark 734 — $147,984
17.1 52644 Mount Union 394 — $210,142
18.2 52627 Fort Madison 12,677 $642 $112,807
18.8 52535 Birmingham 725 — $187,669
18.9 52565 Keosauqua 1,518 — $205,789
19.1 52638 Middletown 508 — $194,290

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