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West Des Moines, IA 50265
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ZIP Code 50265 has segments in 2 Counties (Polk, Warren).

The 50265 ZIP Code is centered1 in Polk County at latitude 41.583 and longitude -93.757 (Panoramio Photos). It is a standard type ZIP Code. Polk County is in the Central Time Zone (UTC -6 hours) and observes daylight savings time.

The population in ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 50265 was 30,269 with 13,264 housing units; a land area land area of 17.52 sq. miles; a water area of 0.51 sq. miles; and a population density of 1,728.08 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

Ashawa, IA (< 0.1 mile)
West Des Moines, IA (2.4 miles E)
Clive, IA (2.4 miles NE)
Crestwood, IA (2.7 miles NE)
Campbell, IA (2.7 miles NW)
Windsor Heights, IA (2.7 miles ENE)
Commerce, IA (3.1 miles S)
Urbandale, IA (3.9 miles NE)
Rider, IA (4.3 miles N)
Millman, IA (5.1 miles SE)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Western Village Mobile Home Park, IA (1.9 miles SE)
Valley Junction, IA (2.7 miles ESE)
Andrew Mobile Home Park, IA (3.4 miles NE)
Blue Bird Mobile Park, IA (3.4 miles NE)
Paradise Mobile Home Park, IA (3.4 miles NE)
Rocklyn Mobile Home, IA (3.4 miles NE)
Park View Village Mobile Home Park, IA (5.6 miles N)
Midwest Country Estates, IA (6 miles WNW)
The Meadows, IA (7.1 miles SE)
Camp Dodge, IA (8.4 miles NNE)

ZIP Codes - Key Concepts

  1. ZIP Codes are categories for grouping mailing addresses and are not exact geographic regions.
  2. The centroid of a ZIP Code may be in one County and the associated city/town in another.
  3. In rural areas, a single ZIP Code may be used for cities and towns in several different Counties.
  4. ZIP Code "areas" can overlap, be subsets of each other, or be artificial constructs with no geographic area.
  5. ZIP Codes are only loosely tied to cities.

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.