ZIP code · Emmetsburg · Iowa · United States

ZIP code 50536 — Emmetsburg

ZIP code 50536 serves Emmetsburg, Iowa.

Postal code
50536
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Emmetsburg
County
Palo Alto FIPS 19147
State
Iowa
Country
United States
Coordinates
43.1082, -94.6825 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
4,287 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
30 / sq mi
Land area
142.3 sq mi (368.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$62,404
Per-capita income
$35,102
Median age
43.2
Households
1,865
Housing units
2,127
Median home value
$121,300
Median gross rent
$599 / 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
712
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 85°F), coldest Jan (avg low 7°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F263144597182858276634632
Avg low °F71224364959636051382614
Precip in0.70.91.83.74.55.53.84.43.42.41.51.1

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: EMMETSBURG (0.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 50536

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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