Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown20.0 miPost officeTipton Post Office2.4 miTown hallTipton City Hall2.3 miPoliceCedar County Sheriff's Office2.2 miFire stationTipton Fire Department2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportThe Eastern Iowa Airport CID30 miMajor airportDes Moines International Airport DSM130 miInterstateI-806.2 miUS highwayUS 69.5 miAmtrakMount Pleasant, IA MTP57 miCoachIowa CityJefferson Lines20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 52772 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 52772 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 13 min5:30 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:28 am – 4:37 pm
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People5,186 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.42,155 householdsMedian household income $80,997Median home value $213,600Median rent $812 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,561 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 2,775 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, manufacturing 19%, retail 12%Average commute 27 minutes80% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 12°F36 in of rain a year, on about 67 dayswettest month May40 in of snow a year, on about 29 days9 days above 90°F, 150 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tipton station, 3 mi away; snow from Lowden
Nearby landmarksKoch Lakelake · 3.7 miCedar Lakeslake · 5.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCity Parkpark · 2.8 miRock Creek Island State Preservestate conservation land · 4.5 miCedar Valley Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 230 acresHerbert Hoover National Historic Sitehistoric site · 11.1 mi · 182 acresWiese Slough Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.8 mi · 1,871 acresMink Run Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.7 mi · 73 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCedar County, IA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality66% of days had good air in 2025241 of 365 days measured122 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 43, worst day 141main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Muscatine County, IA, 18 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription68% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterTipton Water Supplyserves 3,149 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation804 ft245 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
