ZIP code · Fort Dodge · Iowa · United States

ZIP code 50501 — Fort Dodge

ZIP code 50501 serves Fort Dodge, Iowa.

Postal code
50501
Single 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)
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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
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 83°F), coldest Jan (avg low 7°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F263144597080838074614531
Avg low °F71224354858626051382514
Precip in0.91.22.03.74.65.54.24.32.82.51.91.5

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: FT DODGE 5NNW (5.3 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 50501

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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