ZIP Code 52638 — Middletown city, IA Demographics & Data

ZIP code 52638 covers Middletown, IA in Des Moines County with a population of about 427.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 39.4 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area code 319; U.S. House district IA-1; the DAVENPORT - R. ISLAND - MOLINE media market.

Median household income in ZIP 52638 is about $63,125 — about 16% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 11.3%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 16.6% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 17.1 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Retail trade; about 2.8% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 12.4 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 176.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $156,300 — about 55% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $653 (about 44% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 79.6% (about 14.2 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 52638 in Middletown, IA, a household would need roughly $43,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,004. That sits below the local median household income ($63,125), suggesting the typical household income is closer to a workable buy-in level under these assumptions. Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Middletown city, IA as Relatively Low (composite score 55.8), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (56.0) and wildfire (42.9). 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 Middletown city, IA show little to no average snow and around 37.9 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 24 for ZIP 52638 (Middletown 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.