State Iowa
County O'Brien County
ZIP Codes
County Seat Primghar
Area Code +1 712
Area 12 km²
Population 5,575
Population Density 479 inhabitants per km²
Elevation 435 m
FIPS 1972390
GNIS-ID 461558
Place type City
Founded 1872
Coordinates ♁43° 11′ N, 95° 51′ W
Latitude 43.179654
Longitude -95.843353

Sheldon is located in the O'Brien County in Iowa. Currently, 1 postal codes and 1 area codes are stored for the location. The population is 5,575 on an area of 12 km². The first table summarizes the key location data, followed by the map, districts, neighboring locations, and further links to State and County.

The map shows the position of Sheldon based on the stored coordinates.

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Regional statistics

Rent

Home value

Household income

Poverty rate

Jobs

Academics

Commute

Home office

Homeownership

Vacancy

Median age

Population

Health

Rent price development

YoY $ · +10.45 % · ⌀ 930 $

Source: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS)

Median home value

YoY $ · +11.00 % · 192,700 $

Source: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS)

Median household income

YoY $ · -9.19 % · 62,159 $

Source: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS)

Poverty rate

YoY % · -5.95 % · 15.3 %

Source: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS)

Jobs

YoY +2.01 % · 3,962

Source: U.S. Census Bureau (LEHD LODES)

Bachelor’s degree or higher (25 years and over)

YoY % · -0.59 % · 20.8 %

Source: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS)

Ø commute

YoY min · -1.33 % · 16.6 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS)

Share working from home

YoY % · -25.36 % · 4.4 %

Source: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS)

Homeownership rate

YoY % · -2.99 % · 67.0 %

Source: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS)

Vacancy rate

YoY % · -2.64 % · 14.0 %

Source: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS)

Median age

YoY Years · +5.03 % · 37.6 Years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS)

Population trend of Sheldon

YoY +0.13 % · 5,575

Adult health (2023)

IndicatorShare
Obesity37.3 %
Diabetes11.3 %
High blood pressure34.3 %
Smoking15.7 %
Depression20.9 %
Asthma10.0 %
Physically inactive27.7 %
No health insurance (18–64 years)9.4 %

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), PLACES

The table lists neighboring places around Sheldon and shows the stored distance.

Location Distance
Floyd 5 km
Carroll 7 km
Grant 7 km
Lynn 7 km
Matlock 10 km
Archer 11 km
Boyden 13 km
Hospers 13 km
Franklin 14 km
Gilman 14 km
Summit 14 km
Dale 15 km
Antigua & Barbuda AG Bahamas BS Barbados BB Belize BZ Canada CA Costa Rica CR Cuba CU Dominica DM Dominican Republic DO El Salvador SV Grenada GD Guatemala GT Haiti HT Honduras HN Jamaica JM Mexico MX Nicaragua NI Panama PA St. Kitts KN St. Lucia LC St. Vincent VC Trinidad & Tobago TT United States US