ZIP code · Ames · Iowa · United States
ZIP code 50010 — Ames
ZIP code 50010 serves Ames, Iowa.
- Postal code
- 50010Single 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)
View on OpenStreetMap - 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
- 515Telephone 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.
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Map of ZIP code 50010
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 84°F), coldest Jan (avg low 11°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 29 | 33 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 47 | 34 |
| Avg low °F | 11 | 15 | 27 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 63 | 60 | 51 | 39 | 27 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: AMES MUNI AP (3.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 50010
- 10 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 7 hospitals & clinics
- 9 doctors & dentists
- 3 pharmacies
- 8 supermarkets
- 93 restaurants & cafés
- 9 bars & pubs
- 37 parks
- 59 playgrounds
- 7 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 3 post offices
- 30 places of worship
- 21 banks
- 16 gas stations
- 7 EV charging stations
- 4 police & fire stations
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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