What to know about ZIP 50521
ZIP code 50521 covers IA in Webster County with a population of about 3.
It sits in telephone area code 515; U.S. House district IA-4; the DES MOINES - AMES media market.
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ZIP Code 50521 — undefined, IA Demographics & Data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
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Overview of ZIP Code 50521
Income and economy in IA
On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 0.0%.
Housing and affordability in ZIP 50521
Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 0.0% (about 65.4 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).
Climate risk and migration signals
FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for IA as Relatively Low (composite score 60.0), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (47.1) and wildfire (19.1). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.
Climate normals for IA show little to no average snow and around 35.1 inches of annual precipitation.
IRS migration statistics for ZIP 50521 (IA) are roughly balanced (near-zero net) on US5’s published series.
Nearby (from this ZIP)
Airport FOD (15.0 miles (24.1 km)) · La James International College-Ft Dodge (11.1 miles (17.9 km)) · Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail (119.9 miles (193.0 km)) · VA: Fort Dodge CBOC (11.7 miles (18.8 km))
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