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ZIP Code 50142: Le Grand, IA

ZIP code 50142 is in Le Grand, Iowa, entirely in Marshall County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 720 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $76,250 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2023
  • ZBP2023
5national area: Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin
501sectional center: Des Moines, IA (SCF 500)
42delivery area within it
Town
Le Grand · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Le Grand
Micro area
Marshalltown, IA
House district
IA-4 119th Congress
State
Iowa
Time zone
Central
Land area
0.7 sq mi · 1,040 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 50142?

50142 centers on 42.006°, -92.776° and covers 0.7 square miles of land. It borders 1 ZIP code: 50158.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 50142 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 50142, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 50142 compare with the rest of Marshall County?

Rank of 50142 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure50142In Marshall CountyIn IA
People (ACS 2020-2024)72012th of 21569th of 970
Median household income$76knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$146knot rankednot ranked

50142's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (720). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 79% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 50142?

The 2020 Census counted 905 people in 50142; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 720. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
720±150 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
905
Households
338
Median age
47.5

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 50142?

Of the 720 people the ACS estimates in 50142, 21.5% are under 18 and 28.6% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (90.3%).

  • Under 1821.5%
  • 18 to 6449.9%
  • 65 and older28.6%
Age of the people of 50142 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic90.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino6.0%
  • Other or two or more2.9%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.8%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 50142 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 50142 earn?

Median household income is $76,250 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income
$76,250±$17,827
Income per person
$37,457
Below the poverty line
5.6%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
3.3%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
23.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 50142?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$145,700
Median gross rent
$533
Homes owned by their occupants
92.9%
Housing units
384
0 50 100 150 200220102023 0 50 100 150 200220102023 0 50 100 150 200220102023
Index = 100 in 2002, the first year FHFA reports for 50142; 2023: 179.1. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 50142 stops in 2023: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 50142?

12 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 fewer than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Construction4
  • Retail trade3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 50142?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 50142, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
50158Marshalltown31,396$70k7.1 mi
50173Montour705$96k4.3 mi (near)
50632Garwin1,201$72k6.3 mi (near)
50078Ferguson85$53k6.4 mi (near)
50106Gilman1,163$101k8.7 mi (near)
52339Tama4,326$68k11.1 mi (near)
52342Toledo2,705$58k11.5 mi (near)
50120Haverhill428$143k11.7 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.