Zip lookup · IA

52738
Columbus Junction, Iowa.

Columbus Junction, Louisa County, IA · population 3,398

What it costs per month · 52738 $1,007/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$560 (+125%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $11,471 +6%
$180,348$191,819 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $52,557 +38%
$139,262$191,819 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 52738 $1,007 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 52738$1,007
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 11 years.

Typical home values in zip 52738 rose 6.4% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Louisa County, IA 97% · Washington County, IA 3%

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

Typical home value $191,819 as of Sep 2026
+6.4%year on year

Typical home value — 52738

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 52738 $191,819 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 52738$191,819
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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1.0 52737 Columbus City 323 — $123,293
6.9 52739 Conesville 788 — $153,374
8.7 52754 Letts 1,533 — $261,758
9.1 52621 Crawfordsville 604 — $228,605
9.5 52201 Ainsworth 1,148 — $250,671
9.8 52752 Grandview 413 — $156,704
10.1 52659 Winfield 1,329 — $176,266
13.3 52640 Morning Sun 1,274 — $177,593
13.8 52766 Nichols 677 — $203,673
13.8 52653 Wapello 3,083 — $164,543
13.9 52749 Fruitland 1,049 — $286,303
14.5 52755 Lone Tree 2,092 — $251,214
16.2 52644 Mount Union 394 — $210,142
17.5 52327 Riverside 3,796 — $353,345
17.5 52353 Washington 9,241 — $196,883
17.8 52654 Wayland 1,884 — $212,662
19.4 61272 New Boston 1,437 — $148,599

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