ZIP Code 52242 — Iowa City city, IA Demographics & Data

ZIP code 52242 covers Iowa City, IA in Johnson County with a population of about 4,412.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 19.2 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 319; U.S. House district IA-1; the CEDAR RAPIDS - WTRLO - IWC&DUB media market.

Iowa City, IA sits in a university / college context (near university of iowa (0.5 mi)). Expect stronger interest in student housing, rentals, walkability, transit, and a younger adult age mix versus typical suburban ZIPs.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 44.7%; unemployment rate near 10.1%.

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Food services, Retail trade, and Education; about 11.4% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 3.8 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 0.0% (about 65.4 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Iowa City city, IA as Relatively Moderate (composite score 87.4), which is elevated versus much of the country. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (79.8) and wildfire (64.4). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Iowa City city, IA show little to no average snow and around 35.7 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 253 for ZIP 52242 (Iowa City city, IA) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.