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Prole ZIP code, Iowa

The ZIP code for Prole, IA is 50229, and its area code is 641.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
1,585
Area code
641
State
Iowa

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Prole itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Martensdale (1.9 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Prole in numbers

About 1,585 people live in Prole, in 551 households. The median household income is $123,164 a year, 64% above the Iowa median of $75,059 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $416,700 (2.0 times the Iowa median).

Population1,585Prole1,585
Households551Prole551
Median household income$123,164Prole$123,164Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$416,700Prole$416,700Iowa$208,000US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Prole. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Prole

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Prole
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
50229 Prole , IA Standard 1,585 $123,164 $416,700

Map of Prole ZIP codes

50229

The ZIP codes of Prole, 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 Prole

The nearest larger towns are Norwalk (14,183 people, 8.3 mi), Indianola (16,044 people, 11 mi) and West Des Moines (71,083 people, 12 mi).

Towns near Prole
TownPopulationDistance
Norwalk 14,183 8.3 mi
Indianola 16,044 10.9 mi
West Des Moines 71,083 11.8 mi
Winterset 5,416 12.8 mi
Waukee 29,236 15.6 mi
Des Moines 212,421 15.9 mi
Windsor Heights 5,143 15.9 mi
Clive 19,012 16.2 mi
Carlisle 4,255 17.1 mi
Urbandale 46,595 17.8 mi
Adel 6,430 20.1 mi
Pleasant Hill 11,136 20.7 mi
Grimes 16,366 20.7 mi
Johnston 24,384 21.8 mi

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