ZIP code · Fort Dodge · Iowa · United States
ZIP code 50501 — Fort Dodge
ZIP code 50501 serves Fort Dodge, Iowa.
- Postal code
- 50501Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Fort Dodge
- County
- Webster FIPS 19187
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 42.5088, -94.1807 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 28,633 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 188 / sq mi
- Land area
- 152.2 sq mi (394.1 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $66,130
- Per-capita income
- $34,014
- Median age
- 39.3
- Households
- 12,139
- Housing units
- 13,198
- Median home value
- $139,700
- Median gross rent
- $779 / 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 50501
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 83°F), coldest Jan (avg low 7°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 26 | 31 | 44 | 59 | 70 | 80 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 45 | 31 |
| Avg low °F | 7 | 12 | 24 | 35 | 48 | 58 | 62 | 60 | 51 | 38 | 25 | 14 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: FT DODGE 5NNW (5.3 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 50501
- 21 schools
- 2 colleges & universities
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 7 doctors & dentists
- 1 pharmacies
- 4 supermarkets
- 26 restaurants & cafés
- 1 bars & pubs
- 27 parks
- 7 playgrounds
- 3 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 47 places of worship
- 3 banks
- 14 gas stations
- 5 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.
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