Walcott is a city in Scott County, Iowa, home to about 1,725 people across 3.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 52773.
Homes sold for a median of $178 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Walcott; also Maysville and Plainview
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Walcott. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)147 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Quad City International Airport (MLI)18 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI120 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL157 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Walcott; 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.
Walcott had 1,551 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 189th largest of 1,019 towns in Iowa by population.
Scott County grew from 51,558 residents in 1900 to 174,669 in 2020.
Scott County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 36.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Davenport, IA weather station (8 miles away).
86,426 jobs at 4,525 businesses in Scott County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
7 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Walcott.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 1 |
|---|---|
| Chiropractors | 6 |
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.
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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.
Public schools here are run by Davenport Comm School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walcott Elementary SchoolWalcott | K–5 | 150 | Public | 4.6 mi |
| Walcott Middle SchoolWalcott | 6–8 | 322 | Public | 4.6 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Maysville and Plainview.
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.