Story
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Iowa
Story is a smaller county in Iowa with 18 ZIP codes, 91,863 people, and upper-quartile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Story, IA sits among US counties with an upper-quartile household income, on a smaller county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.
- Top 12%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 91,863
- combined ZIP population
- 18
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $89,544
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Story lands in the national county income distribution as upper-quartile household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 19169, 18 ZIPs, combined population 91,863). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.
High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 50010 (Ames) with 29,359 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 19169, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.
Save two ZIPs from the table into your shortlist, then open a compare link - that is the return path a static county summary cannot replace. All figures here come from Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates and USPS ZCTA files.
18
Total ZIPs
91,863
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Story
Side-by-side: Compare 50010 vs 50014 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50010 | Ames | 29,359 | 190 |
| 50014 | Ames | 28,094 | 194 |
| 50201 | Nevada | 8,199 | 27 |
| 50248 | Story City | 4,420 | 21 |
| 50012 | Ames | 4,062 | 2,061 |
| 50124 | Huxley | 3,750 | 69 |
| 50161 | Maxwell | 2,047 | 10 |
| 50244 | Slater | 1,813 | 32 |
| 50236 | Roland | 1,550 | 17 |
| 50046 | Cambridge | 1,524 | 13 |
| 50011 | Ames | 1,390 | 11,112 |
| 50056 | Colo | 1,372 | 9 |
| 50105 | Gilbert | 1,158 | 56 |
| 50055 | Collins | 913 | 7 |
| 50278 | Zearing | 842 | 6 |
| 50134 | Kelley | 660 | 14 |
| 50154 | Mc Callsburg | 466 | 9 |
| 50243 | Sheldahl | 244 | 171 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Story?
Story has a total population of 91,863 across 18 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Story?
Story includes 18 ZIP codes: 50010, 50014, 50201, 50248, 50012, 50124, 50161, 50244, 50236, 50046, and more.