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What Cheer ZIP code, Iowa

The ZIP code for What Cheer, IA is 50268, and its area code is 641.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
580
Area code
641
State
Iowa

What Cheer in numbers

About 580 people live in What Cheer, in 262 households. The median household income is $48,182 a year, 36% below the Iowa median of $75,059 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $49,200 (76% below the Iowa median), and median gross rent is $744 a month. The median age is 44.0; 14.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (31.4% across Iowa); the average commute takes 30 minutes.

Population580What Cheer580
Households262What Cheer262
Median age44.0What Cheer44.0Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$48,182What Cheer$48,182Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$49,200What Cheer$49,200Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$744What Cheer$744Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.5%What Cheer14.5%Iowa31.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute29.8 minWhat Cheer29.8 minIowa19.8 minUS 26.4 min
Population density469 / sq miWhat Cheer469 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as What Cheer

ZIP codes with the USPS city name What Cheer
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
50268 What Cheer , IA Standard 908 $59,118 $77,100

Map of What Cheer ZIP codes

50268

The ZIP codes of What Cheer, 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 What Cheer

The nearest larger towns are Sigourney (1,954 people, 9.1 mi), Fremont (924 people, 14 mi) and Montezuma (1,410 people, 15 mi).

Towns near What Cheer
TownPopulationDistance
Oskaloosa 11,504 16.5 mi
Williamsburg 3,360 25.7 mi
Ottumwa 25,430 26.3 mi
Pella 10,720 29.0 mi
Grinnell 9,505 29.9 mi

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