ZIP code · Northwood · Iowa · United States
ZIP code 50459 — Northwood
ZIP code 50459 serves Northwood, Iowa.
- Postal code
- 50459Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Northwood
- County
- Worth FIPS 19195
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 43.4506, -93.2419 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 3,027 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 21 / sq mi
- Land area
- 142.8 sq mi (369.9 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $76,053
- Per-capita income
- $36,628
- Median age
- 41.4
- Households
- 1,246
- Housing units
- 1,341
- Median home value
- $148,000
- Median gross rent
- $690 / month
- Congressional district
- IA-2 (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
- 641Telephone 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 50459
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 79°F), coldest Jan (avg low 4°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 21 | 26 | 38 | 54 | 66 | 76 | 79 | 76 | 71 | 57 | 41 | 27 |
| Avg low °F | 4 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 48 | 35 | 23 | 11 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: NORTHWOOD (1.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 50459
- 2 schools
- 2 doctors & dentists
- 5 restaurants & cafés
- 8 parks
- 3 playgrounds
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 6 places of worship
- 4 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 3 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