Zip lookup · IA

51238
Hospers, Iowa.

Hospers, Sioux County, IA · population 1,502

What it costs per month · 51238 $1,393/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$603 (+76%) since Feb 2022.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $9,902 +4%
$255,524$265,427 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 51238 $1,393 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 51238$1,393
  • United States$1,922

Typical home values in zip 51238 rose 3.9% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Sioux County, IA 68% · O Brien County, IA 32%

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

Typical home value $265,427 as of Sep 2026
+3.9%year on year

Typical home value — 51238

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 51238 $265,427 United States $366,157
$250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2024 2026
  • 51238$265,427
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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7.1 51022 Granville 960 — $274,868
7.5 51201 Sheldon 6,430 — $226,150
7.8 51231 Archer 562 — $226,934
8.0 51003 Alton 1,938 — $307,275
10.1 51041 Orange City 7,324 — $318,287
10.5 51234 Boyden 1,172 — $290,585
13.1 51046 Paullina 1,326 — $179,346
14.6 51245 Primghar 1,377 — $186,686
14.7 51248 Sanborn 1,534 — $208,276
15.5 51239 Hull 2,876 — $317,862
16.0 51232 Ashton 658 — $177,682
16.2 51250 Sioux Center 9,970 — $349,642
16.7 51036 Maurice 445 — $348,888
19.0 51237 George 1,605 — $200,132
19.6 51050 Remsen 2,962 — $278,504

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