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West Des Moines, IA ZIP Codes

2 ZIP codes use the postal name West Des Moines, Iowa (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026), all residential. Median household income runs from $85,915 in 50265 to $87,025 in 50266 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). West Des Moines's most populous ZIP code is 50266, with 37,523 people (ACS 2020-2024); 100% of its land is in the city of West Des Moines.

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  • Census2020
  • GeoNames2026

Where are West Des Moines's ZIP codes?

50265: $86k median household income50266: $87k median household income502665026550265: $86k median household income50266: $87k median household income502665026550265: $86k median household income50266: $87k median household income5026650265
The 2 residential ZIP codes named West Des Moines, shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). Select a ZIP to open it. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are West Des Moines's ZIP codes?

The highest median household income is in 50266 ($87,025), the lowest in 50265 ($85,915). Home values run from $281,800 in 50265 to $345,600 in 50266.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013, B25077, B01003).

All 2 residential ZIP codes of West Des Moines

Residential ZIP codes with the postal name West Des Moines, IA, largest first (ACS 2020-2024); sort by any column
County
50266 Dallas County 37,523 1,682 $87k $346k
50265 Polk County 33,488 1,735 $86k $282k

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2023 Gazetteer land areas (2020 ZCTAs); town names from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

Which counties do West Des Moines's ZIP codes reach?

West Des Moines's residential ZIP codes lie in 3 counties: Polk County (1 ZIP code mainly there), Warren County (part of a ZIP code), Dallas County (1 ZIP code mainly there).

Which first three digits do West Des Moines's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Every ZIP code of West Des Moines starts with 502.

Three-digit prefixes of West Des Moines's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are West Des Moines's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
502 Des Moines, IA (SCF 500) 2 65

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.