ZIP code · Ames · Iowa · United States

ZIP code 50010 — Ames

ZIP code 50010 serves Ames, Iowa.

Postal code
50010
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Ames
County
Story FIPS 19169
State
Iowa
Country
United States
Coordinates
42.0379, -93.6003 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
33,428 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
555 / sq mi
Land area
60.3 sq mi (156.1 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$65,701
Per-capita income
$37,402
Median age
29.2
Households
14,065
Housing units
14,732
Median home value
$243,200
Median gross rent
$981 / month
Congressional district
IA-4 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
5b (-15 to -10 °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
515
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 84°F), coldest Jan (avg low 11°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F293347617281848276634734
Avg low °F111527385060636051392717
Precip in0.60.81.93.95.25.24.44.83.32.81.91.1

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: AMES MUNI AP (3.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 50010

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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