ZIP code · Dows · Iowa · United States
ZIP code 50071 — Dows
ZIP code 50071 serves Dows, Iowa.
- Postal code
- 50071Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Dows
- County
- Wright FIPS 19197
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 42.6610, -93.5058 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 793 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 7 / sq mi
- Land area
- 111.3 sq mi (288.2 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $75,156
- Per-capita income
- $37,602
- Median age
- 44.1
- Households
- 337
- Housing units
- 446
- Median home value
- $71,800
- Median gross rent
- $678 / month
- Congressional district
- IA-4 (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
- 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 50071
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 85°F), coldest Jan (avg low 6°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 26 | 31 | 44 | 59 | 72 | 82 | 85 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 45 | 31 |
| Avg low °F | 6 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 48 | 59 | 62 | 60 | 51 | 38 | 25 | 13 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CLARION (12.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 50071
- 2 schools
- 1 doctors & dentists
- 1 restaurants & cafés
- 4 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 5 places of worship
- 2 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 1 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.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page