Montrose is a city in Lee County, Iowa, home to about 744 people across 1.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 52639.
Homes sold for a median of $103 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Montrose; also Fort Madison
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Montrose. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)134 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL)24 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO144 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL215 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Montrose; 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.
Montrose had 738 residents in the 2020 census, down 23% since 2000.
It’s the 372nd largest of 1,019 towns in Iowa by population.
Lee County grew from 39,719 residents in 1900 to 33,555 in 2020.
Lee County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 39.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Keokuk Lock Dam 19, IA weather station (8 miles away).
13,101 jobs at 786 businesses in Lee 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 Montrose.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 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.
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Fort Madison.
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