Des Moines ZIP codes, Iowa

Des Moines, IA has 57 ZIP codes, from 50301 to 50983, and area code 515. The largest are 50317, 50315 and 50310.

USPS city name: 57 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city: 4 more
Population: 212,421
Area code: 515
County: Polk County
State: Iowa

Mail addressed to Des Moines uses the ZIP codes above. 4 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Des Moines in numbers

About 212,421 people live in Des Moines, in 90,105 households, the largest of Iowa's 1,017 census places. The median household income is $65,932 a year, 12% below the Iowa median of $75,059 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $194,700 (6% below the Iowa median), and median gross rent is $1,090 a month. The median age is 34.6; 29.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (31.4% across Iowa); the average commute takes 20 minutes.

Population	212,421Des Moines212,421
Households	90,105Des Moines90,105
Median age	34.6Des Moines34.6Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income	$65,932Des Moines$65,932Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value	$194,700Des Moines$194,700Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent	$1,090Des Moines$1,090Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.7%Des Moines29.7%Iowa31.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute	19.5 minDes Moines19.5 minIowa19.8 minUS 26.4 min
Population density	2,409 / sq miDes Moines2,409 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Des Moines city. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Des Moines

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Des Moines
ZIP	City	Type	Population	Median income	Median home
`50317`	Des Moines , IA	Standard	36,548	$65,617	$177,600
`50315`	Des Moines , IA	Standard	34,816	$60,590	$173,200
`50310`	Des Moines , IA	Standard	31,177	$76,381	$222,700
`50320`	Des Moines , IA	Standard	24,807	$85,105	$216,900
`50313`	Des Moines , IA	Standard	17,440	$68,361	$175,100
`50312`	Des Moines , IA	Standard	15,802	$92,242	$291,900
`50316`	Des Moines , IA	Standard	16,710	$56,090	$154,300
`50311`	Des Moines , IA	Standard	14,574	$61,957	$226,500
`50309`	Des Moines , IA	Standard	10,110	$56,777	$292,500
`50314`	Des Moines , IA	Standard	10,438	$39,950	$147,900
`50321`	Des Moines , IA	Standard	7,900	$80,351	$320,500
`50301`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50302`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50303`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50304`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50305`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50306`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50307`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50308`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50318`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50319`	Des Moines , IA	Standard	0	—	—
`50328`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50329`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50330`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50331`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50332`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50333`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50334`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50335`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50336`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50339`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50340`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50359`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50360`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50361`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50362`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50363`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50364`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50367`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50368`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50369`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50380`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50381`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50391`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50392`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50393`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50394`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50395`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50396`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50936`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50940`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50947`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50950`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50980`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50981`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50982`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—
`50983`	Des Moines , IA	No street area	—	—	—

Other ZIP codes overlapping Des Moines

These ZIP codes cover part of Des Moines but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Des Moines
ZIP	City	Type	Population	Median income	Median home
`50009`	Altoona , IA	Standard	22,886	$88,447	$278,300
`50047`	Carlisle , IA	Standard	6,690	$106,389	$250,100
`50211`	Norwalk , IA	Standard	16,835	$103,712	$316,100
`50322`	Urbandale , IA	Standard	31,931	$92,085	$276,200

Map of Des Moines ZIP codes

The ZIP codes of Des Moines, IA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Des Moines

Towns near Des Moines
Town	Population	Distance
Pleasant Hill	11,136	5.7 mi
Windsor Heights	5,143	5.7 mi
Carlisle	4,255	7.1 mi
Saylorville	3,366	7.5 mi
Norwalk	14,183	7.6 mi
Altoona	21,495	8.6 mi
West Des Moines	71,083	9.0 mi
Urbandale	46,595	9.8 mi
Clive	19,012	10.1 mi
Johnston	24,384	10.1 mi
Ankeny	72,615	10.9 mi
Bondurant	8,560	11.9 mi
Grimes	16,366	12.3 mi
Waukee	29,236	14.1 mi

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