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ZIP Code 50143: Leighton, IA

ZIP code 50143 uses the postal name Leighton, Iowa and lies mostly in Mahaska County (99% of its land) with the rest in Marion County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 540 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $86,023 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, under 1% of its land lies in Leighton; more than 99% is outside any Census place.

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5national area: Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin

501sectional center: Des Moines, IA (SCF 500)

43delivery area within it

Town: Leighton · its only residential ZIP
County: Mahaska County (99%); Marion County (1%)
Census places: Leighton
Micro area: Oskaloosa, IA
House district: IA-1 119th Congress
State: Iowa
Time zone: Central
Land area: 35.5 sq mi · 15 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 50143?

50143 centers on 41.342°, -92.805° and covers 35.5 square miles of land plus 0.4 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 50119, 50219, 50256, 52577, 50207.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 50143 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 50143, 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 50143 compare with the rest of Mahaska County?

Rank of 50143 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)
Measure	50143	In Mahaska County	In IA
People (ACS 2020-2024)	538	16th of 19	661st of 970
Median household income	$86k	not ranked	not ranked
Median home value	$315k	not ranked	not ranked

50143's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (538). 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 22% 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 50143?

The 2020 Census counted 568 people in 50143; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 538. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 5.3% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024: 538±143 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 568−5.3% since 2010 (600)
Households: 206
Median age: 40.8

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 50143?

Of the 538 people the ACS estimates in 50143, 27.7% are under 18 and 10.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (95.5%).

Under 1827.7%
18 to 6461.5%
65 and older10.8%

Age of the people of 50143 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic95.5%
Other or two or more2.2%
Asian, not Hispanic2.0%
Black, not Hispanic0.2%
Hispanic or Latino0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 50143 (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 50143 earn?

Median household income is $86,023 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($96,881 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income: $86,023±$10,605
Income per person: $50,467
Below the poverty line: 0.6%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 2.6%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 35.8%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $87,993270 returns; wages 65% of AGI (IRS)

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 50143?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $314,600
Median gross rent: $770
Homes owned by their occupants: 93.7%
Housing units: 206

Index = 100 in 2003, the first year FHFA reports for 50143; 2021: 131.5. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 50143 stops in 2021: 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 50143?

13 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 3 fewer than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

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 50143?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 50143, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
50119	Harvey	392	$60k	7.3 mi
50219	Pella	14,416	$87k	7.2 mi
50256	Tracy	643	$83k	7.7 mi
52577	Oskaloosa	14,585	$66k	8.8 mi
50207	New Sharon	2,325	$76k	10.7 mi
52534	Beacon	321	$58k	8.0 mi (near)
52595	University Park	545	$67k	10.5 mi (near)
50044	Bussey	901	$75k	10.9 mi (near)

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