Durango is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, home to about 18 people across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 52039.
Homes sold for a median of $152 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Part is in Durango, part in Rickardsville and Asbury
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Durango. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)153 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ)13 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI81 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL170 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Durango; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Durango had 20 residents in the 2020 census, down 17% since 2000.
It’s the 1003rd largest of 1,019 towns in Iowa by population.
Dubuque County grew from 56,403 residents in 1900 to 99,266 in 2020.
Dubuque County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 10°F. About 38.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 36 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dubuque L&D 11, IA weather station (11 miles away).
56,357 jobs at 2,804 businesses in Dubuque County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Durango.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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Shares ZIP codes with Rickardsville, Asbury and Graf.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.