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ROCHESTR - MASON CITY - AUSTIN · DMA 611

Explore ZIP codes in the ROCHESTR - MASON CITY - AUSTIN TV market — covering IA, MN — 109 ZIP codes — 388,318 residents. Population, income, and housing at a glance.

DMA code
611
ZIP codes
109
Population
388,318
States
IA, MN
Median household income (avg.)
$74,921
Average home value
$178,209
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Where is the ROCHESTR - MASON CITY - AUSTIN market?

ROCHESTR - MASON CITY - AUSTIN (DMA 611) groups 109 indexable ZIP codes on US5 across IA and MN, with a combined ZIP-area population of about 388,318.

Larger population clusters inside this TV market include Rochester, MN, Austin, MN, Mason City, IA, Albert Lea, MN, and Charles City, IA. Open any ZIP below for full demographics, housing, schools, and nearby services.

The most populous ZIP currently listed for this market is 55901 (about 58,260 residents).

Income and housing in ROCHESTR - MASON CITY - AUSTIN

Across ZIPs with income data in ROCHESTR - MASON CITY - AUSTIN, the average median household income is about $74,921 — about even with the U.S. median ($75,149).

Average median home value across those ZIPs is about $178,209.

On this page’s income ranking, ZIP 55955 is near the top at about $129,079.

What is a Designated Market Area (DMA)?

A Designated Market Area (DMA) is a Nielsen media-market geography used to group U.S. counties into TV / advertising markets. Each market has a three-digit DMA code — for example 611 for ROCHESTR - MASON CITY - AUSTIN.

DMAs are not the same as metro statistical areas, area codes, or ZIP boundaries. A single DMA can span multiple states, and large metros may dominate a market while nearby counties still belong to the same advertising footprint.

How to use this ROCHESTR - MASON CITY - AUSTIN page

US5 joins published ZIP profiles to DMA codes so you can browse the market as a list of postal codes with population, income, and housing at a glance — then drill into any ZIP for maps, schools, commute, and climate context.

This is a place-based research view for media markets, not a live TV schedule, ratings feed, or advertising buy tool. Counts can change when geography publishes update.

ZIP codes in ROCHESTR - MASON CITY - AUSTIN

ZIP City County State Population Income Home value
55901 Rochester Olmsted County MN 58,260 $90,430 $290,000
55904 Rochester Olmsted County MN 29,682 $76,434 $237,200
55912 Austin Mower County MN 29,438 $68,205 $161,800
50401 Mason City Cerro Gordo County IA 28,818 $63,807 $134,100
55902 Rochester Olmsted County MN 25,988 $111,879 $430,100
56007 Albert Lea Freeborn County MN 21,467 $66,479 $161,100
55906 Rochester Olmsted County MN 20,080 $104,146 $350,000
50616 Charles City Floyd County IA 9,419 $63,226 $135,000
50428 Clear Lake Cerro Gordo County IA 9,093 $72,932 $253,900
55920 Byron Olmsted County MN 8,747 $126,102 $356,900
55976 Stewartville Olmsted County MN 8,542 $79,044 $277,700
55944 Kasson Dodge County MN 8,048 $90,673 $269,600
52136 Cresco Howard County IA 5,763 $66,932 $153,300
50436 Forest City Winnebago County IA 5,760 $68,600 $164,300
50461 Osage Mitchell County IA 5,094 $66,004 $158,800
55975 Spring Valley Fillmore County MN 4,597 $83,232 $201,700
55923 Chatfield Fillmore County MN 4,387 $93,446 $251,100
55927 Dodge Center Dodge County MN 4,272 $91,536 $216,100
50402 — — — 4,153 $55,991 $105,800
50438 Garner Hancock County IA 4,006 $69,637 $176,500
50481 — — — 3,819 $87,319 $206,900
55934 Eyota Olmsted County MN 3,542 $87,645 $300,500
55960 Oronoco Olmsted County MN 3,453 $122,120 $440,400
50459 Northwood Worth County IA 3,027 $76,053 $148,000
50450 Lake Mills Winnebago County IA 3,001 $76,522 $157,500
55971 Rushford Village Fillmore County MN 2,910 $81,146 $225,100
55940 Hayfield Dodge County MN 2,810 $83,906 $240,700
55955 Mantorville Dodge County MN 2,603 $129,079 $401,100
50472 Mona Mitchell County IA 2,577 $86,538 $196,600
50423 Britt Hancock County IA 2,401 $65,966 $110,200
55965 Preston Fillmore County MN 2,253 $62,917 $191,900
50458 Nora Springs Floyd County IA 2,242 $86,336 $145,100
50466 Riceville Howard County IA 2,089 $60,833 $160,900
55939 Harmony Fillmore County MN 1,986 $66,087 $185,300
55949 Lanesboro Fillmore County MN 1,918 $80,357 $249,700
56036 Glenville Freeborn County MN 1,766 $70,862 $173,000
55936 Grand Meadow Mower County MN 1,763 $79,196 $210,000
50456 Manly Worth County IA 1,758 $78,750 $119,100
55985 West Concord Dodge County MN 1,644 $84,853 $223,400
50468 Roseville Floyd County IA 1,615 $63,485 $139,600
50424 Buffalo Center Winnebago County IA 1,590 $58,125 $109,200
56009 Alden Freeborn County MN 1,539 $82,632 $187,200
50469 Rockwell Cerro Gordo County IA 1,495 $70,682 $188,900
55954 Mabel Fillmore County MN 1,408 $69,615 $145,800
55909 Adams Mower County MN 1,393 $93,750 $205,800
55951 Le Roy Mower County MN 1,354 $57,692 $154,300
55929 Dover Olmsted County MN 1,348 $115,865 $299,600
50628 Elma Howard County IA 1,309 $57,596 $140,900
55924 Claremont Dodge County MN 1,246 $78,194 $230,800
52155 Lime Springs Howard County IA 1,181 $68,750 $122,400
55918 Brownsdale Mower County MN 1,119 $79,125 $147,700
50447 Kanawha Hancock County IA 1,079 $69,250 $82,400
55970 Rose Creek Mower County MN 1,058 $85,694 $188,200
55967 Racine Mower County MN 1,009 $107,500 $273,100
56016 Clarks Grove Freeborn County MN 991 $85,938 $199,700
55935 Fountain Fillmore County MN 978 $78,864 $232,600
56045 Hollandale Freeborn County MN 966 $70,714 $155,400
55953 Lyle Mower County MN 918 $66,705 $168,800
55990 Wykoff Fillmore County MN 895 $78,958 $214,800
55922 Canton Fillmore County MN 853 $60,000 $112,900
50449 Klemme Hancock County IA 816 $66,538 $98,600
50471 Rudd Floyd County IA 786 $85,625 $112,900
50479 Thornton Cerro Gordo County IA 783 $71,250 $112,200
50435 Floyd Floyd County IA 764 $68,194 $148,400
55962 Rushford Village Fillmore County MN 758 $73,500 $266,700
55926 Dexter Mower County MN 754 $97,500 $215,400
56042 Hartland Freeborn County MN 752 $80,500 $200,800
50482 Ventura Cerro Gordo County IA 701 $82,292 $220,800
50478 Thompson Winnebago County IA 689 $44,880 $94,400
50460 Orchard Mitchell County IA 659 $72,396 $220,000
50476 Stacyville Mitchell County IA 619 $62,308 $120,300
50448 Bolan Worth County IA 613 $60,000 $123,800
56029 Emmons Freeborn County MN 583 $61,094 $115,200
50464 Plymouth Cerro Gordo County IA 573 $74,286 $167,000
50430 Corwith Hancock County IA 524 $57,250 $70,800
55982 Waltham Mower County MN 523 $111,667 $266,800
50453 Leland Winnebago County IA 520 $70,000 $162,500
50446 Joice Worth County IA 518 $98,750 $163,300
55961 Ostrander Mower County MN 517 $77,083 $164,500
50457 Meservey Hancock County IA 504 $47,321 $94,200
50653 Marble Rock Floyd County IA 448 $65,313 $150,900
56043 Hayward Freeborn County MN 429 $93,333 $189,300
50434 Fertile Worth County IA 424 — —
50439 Goodell Hancock County IA 392 $77,708 $91,400
50484 Woden Hancock County IA 385 $80,859 $111,100
56032 Freeborn Freeborn County MN 372 $55,750 $101,600
50444 Hanlontown Worth County IA 366 $82,679 $151,500
50455 McIntire Mitchell County IA 360 $52,222 $118,500
52163 Protivin Howard County IA 354 $63,125 $106,000
56035 Geneva Freeborn County MN 329 $63,750 $166,100
50440 Grafton Worth County IA 275 $58,750 $99,300
52134 Chester Howard County IA 268 $73,603 $231,300
56089 Twin Lakes Freeborn County MN 233 $55,333 —
50432 Crystal Lake Hancock County IA 229 $82,500 $86,000
55973 Sargeant Mower County MN 228 $88,750 $241,200
50473 Scarville Winnebago County IA 222 — $141,000
50477 Swaledale Cerro Gordo County IA 219 $51,161 $75,000
55933 Elkton Mower County MN 207 $61,250 $207,900
55977 Taopi Mower County MN 207 $61,250 $234,100
50465 Rake Winnebago County IA 199 $41,071 $34,200

Frequently asked questions

What is DMA 611?

ROCHESTR - MASON CITY - AUSTIN (DMA 611) is a Nielsen Designated Market Area — a TV / media market that groups places for advertising and audience measurement. On US5 it is linked to ZIP codes in IA and MN, covering about 388,318 combined ZIP-area residents across 109 codes.

How many ZIP codes are in the ROCHESTR - MASON CITY - AUSTIN DMA?

US5 currently lists 109 indexable ZIP codes for DMA 611 (ROCHESTR - MASON CITY - AUSTIN). Counts can change as geography publishes update.

What is the average income in the ROCHESTR - MASON CITY - AUSTIN market?

The average of ZIP median household incomes in ROCHESTR - MASON CITY - AUSTIN is about $74,921 (about even with the U.S. median ($75,149)). Individual neighborhoods vary — sort the ZIP table by income to compare.

Is a DMA the same as a metro area or area code?

No. DMAs are Nielsen media markets built mainly from county groupings for TV advertising. Metro statistical areas, telephone area codes, and ZIP codes use different boundaries. The same city can sit in one DMA, multiple area codes, and many ZIP codes.

How does US5 map ZIPs to DMA 611?

US5 joins each published ZIP profile to a DMA code from the spatial dictionary (Nielsen market membership summarized onto ZIP geography). This page lists indexable ZIPs with that code so you can move from the market overview into local demographics.

What cities are in the ROCHESTR - MASON CITY - AUSTIN DMA?

Larger population clusters on US5 for ROCHESTR - MASON CITY - AUSTIN include Rochester, MN, Austin, MN, Mason City, IA, Albert Lea, MN, and Charles City, IA. Open linked ZIP pages for neighborhood-level demographics.