Reach 5,000 Hiawatha homes for $225.
One oversized postcard. Sixteen local businesses. Every mailbox in Hiawatha and the neighboring streets of northeast Cedar Rapids. One business per category, so you're the only one of your kind on the card.
No contract. No design fee. If the card doesn't reach its minimum of 8 advertisers, you get a full refund.
Neighborhood SpotlightA full neighborhood mailing costs one business about $2,000. Sixteen businesses split it.
Printing and mailing an oversized postcard to 5,000 homes runs well over $1,400 in print and postage alone, before design. The Neighborhood Spotlight shares that cost across sixteen local businesses, so each one reaches every mailbox for $225 — and the card itself reads like a community guide, not junk mail. One business per category means your customers see you, not a competitor beside you.
Because the card is oversized, it lands on top of the stack and stays on the counter.
Three steps. No meetings.
Claim your category
Pay $225 online and tell us your business and category. Your category is reserved the moment payment clears — first come, first served.
We design your ad
Email us your logo, one offer, and your contact details. We design your spot (with a trackable QR code) and send a proof for your approval within two business days.
It mails December 14
USPS delivers to roughly 5,000 homes the week of December 14. Thirty days later you get a results report: QR scans and the offer redemptions you tell us about.
Transparent. One price, nothing added.
- Your ad on an oversized 16-spot community postcard
- Delivered by USPS to ~5,000 homes: all of Hiawatha (52233) plus adjoining NE Cedar Rapids routes
- Exclusive — one business per category
- Professional ad design and proof included
- Trackable QR code and a 30-day results report
- Full refund if the card doesn't reach 8 advertisers
Reservation deadline: Wednesday, December 2. Artwork approved by Friday, December 4. Mails Monday, December 14.
The 9×12 Spotlight
A larger-format card with bigger ad space, for higher-ticket businesses — dental, orthodontics, financial, insurance, auto dealers. Priced around $500 per spot. Advertisers on the Hiawatha card get first right of refusal.
Ask to be added to the waitlist when you claim your Community spot, or email to join the waitlist.
One business per category. still open.
Don't see your category? Claim a spot anyway and tell us what you do — we'll add it if it doesn't conflict with an advertiser already on the card.
Hiawatha card #1 schedule
Straight answers
Who exactly receives the card?
Every residential address on the USPS carrier routes we select: all of Hiawatha (ZIP 52233, about 3,800 homes) plus adjoining routes in northeast Cedar Rapids to reach about 5,000 total. We share the route list with advertisers before printing.
What if the card doesn't fill up?
The card needs 8 paid advertisers to mail. If we don't reach 8 by December 2, every advertiser is refunded in full within five business days. If we reach 8 but not 16, the card mails as scheduled with the spots sold — your price doesn't change.
Is there a contract or a recurring charge?
No. $225 buys one spot on one card. After the results report you'll be offered the same spot on the next card at the regular price, and you can say yes or no.
What do I need to send you?
Your logo (any format), one offer or message (a sentence or two), and the contact details you want shown — phone, website, address. We handle layout and send a proof. Two rounds of changes are included.
How do I know it worked?
Every ad carries a QR code unique to your business that we track. Thirty days after mailing you get a report with scan counts, plus any redemptions you tell us about. Direct mail also drives calls and walk-ins we can't see, so we'll give you a simple way to ask new customers "where did you hear about us?"
Can I buy two spots?
Yes — up to two adjacent spots for a double-size ad. Category exclusivity is already included; we don't sell a second spot in your category on the same card.
Who is behind this?
Cedar Roots LLC is a one-person business in the Cedar Rapids area. You deal directly with the owner, by email, and get an answer within one business day. No sales calls — this page is the pitch.
Reserve your category on the Hiawatha card.
Payment reserves your category instantly. Reservation deadline Wednesday, December 2 — .
Questions first? Email is the fastest way to reach us — you'll have an answer within one business day.
What happens when you click
- Secure checkout (Stripe) — $225, card or bank.
- You enter your business name, category and phone on the checkout page.
- You land on a confirmation page with the email address to send your logo and offer to.
Refund in full if the card doesn't reach 8 advertisers.