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ZIP Code 50261 has segments in 2 Counties (Dallas, Madison).

The 50261 ZIP Code is centered1 in Dallas County at latitude 41.526 and longitude -93.956 (Panoramio Photos). It is a standard type ZIP Code. Dallas County is in the Central Time Zone (UTC -6 hours) and observes daylight savings time.

The population in ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 50261 was 1,694 with 659 housing units; a land area land area of 65.44 sq. miles; a water area of 0.6 sq. miles; and a population density of 25.89 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

Van Meter, IA (< 0.1 mile)
De Soto, IA (2.7 miles W)
Booneville, IA (3.6 miles E)
Clucas, IA (5.3 miles WSW)
Ortonville, IA (6.1 miles N)
Garretville, IA (6.4 miles W)
Adel, IA (6.8 miles NNW)
Waukee, IA (7 miles NNE)
Earlham, IA (9.1 miles WSW)
Commerce, IA (10 miles E)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Prairie Village Mobile Home Park, IA (1.9 miles ESE)
River Vista Trailer Park, IA (6.4 miles NNW)
Quarry, IA (6.4 miles W)
McBride, IA (6.6 miles S)
Midwest Country Estates, IA (7.5 miles NE)
Western Village Mobile Home Park, IA (12.1 miles ENE)
Tileville, IA (12.4 miles S)
Pleasant Valley Mobile Home Park, IA (12.9 miles SSE)
Valley Junction, IA (13.1 miles ENE)
Park View Village Mobile Home Park, IA (13.4 miles NE)

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  4. ZIP Code "areas" can overlap, be subsets of each other, or be artificial constructs with no geographic area.
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1 Keeping the above key concepts in mind, what we informally refer to as the "center" of a ZIP Code is most often actually the centroid of a polygon.