ZIP code · Alta Vista · Iowa · United States

ZIP code 50603 — Alta Vista

ZIP code 50603 serves Alta Vista, Iowa.

Postal code
50603
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Alta Vista
County
Chickasaw FIPS 19037
State
Iowa
Country
United States
Coordinates
43.1482, -92.4237 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
410 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
9 / sq mi
Land area
45.1 sq mi (116.8 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$62,667
Per-capita income
$35,619
Median age
45.4
Households
186
Housing units
191
Median home value
$97,000
Median gross rent
$825 / month
Congressional district
IA-2 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
5a (-20 to -15 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Time zone
America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
Area code
641
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 81°F), coldest Jan (avg low 6°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F232841566878817973594329
Avg low °F61022344757605849372412
Precip in1.31.42.44.25.06.65.04.63.82.72.11.7

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: NEW HAMPTON (9.1 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 50603

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.

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