ZIP code · West Des Moines · Iowa · United States
ZIP code 50265 — West Des Moines
ZIP code 50265 serves West Des Moines, Iowa.
- Postal code
- 50265Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- West Des Moines
- County
- Polk FIPS 19153
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 41.5805, -93.7447 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 33,061 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 1,713 / sq mi
- Land area
- 19.3 sq mi (50 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $84,588
- Per-capita income
- $53,402
- Median age
- 38.1
- Households
- 14,418
- Housing units
- 15,104
- Median home value
- $267,600
- Median gross rent
- $1,065 / month
- Congressional districts
- IA-3 (also IA-1) (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 5b (-15 to -10 °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
- 319 (from the nearest rate centre)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.
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Map of ZIP code 50265
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 86°F), coldest Jan (avg low 14°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 31 | 36 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 63 | 48 | 36 |
| Avg low °F | 14 | 18 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: DES MOINES INTL AP (5.7 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 50265
- 20 schools
- 3 hospitals & clinics
- 18 doctors & dentists
- 4 pharmacies
- 3 supermarkets
- 48 restaurants & cafés
- 11 bars & pubs
- 25 parks
- 56 playgrounds
- 14 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 21 places of worship
- 16 banks
- 15 gas stations
- 1 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