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Des Moines, IA 50309
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East Des Moines, IA 50309

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The 50309 ZIP Code is centered1 in Polk County at latitude 41.588 and longitude -93.619 (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) 50309 was 5,011 with 2,612 housing units; a land area land area of 2.97 sq. miles; a water area of 0 sq. miles; and a population density of 1,686.93 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

Des Moines, IA (1.4 miles NNE)
East Des Moines, IA (3.6 miles ESE)
Swanwood, IA (4.5 miles NNE)
Millman, IA (4.5 miles SW)
Marquisville, IA (4.7 miles NNE)
Fort Des Moines, IA (4.7 miles S)
West Des Moines, IA (4.7 miles W)
Windsor Heights, IA (4.7 miles W)
Norwoodville, IA (4.9 miles NE)
Crestwood, IA (4.9 miles WNW)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Radio City Mobile Home Park, IA (2.7 miles NNE)
Pine Grove Mobile Home Park, IA (3.1 miles NNE)
Easton Place, IA (3.1 miles ENE)
P and H Mobile Home Court, IA (3.1 miles SSE)
Highview Mobile Home Park, IA (3.4 miles SSE)
Country Estate Village, IA (4.3 miles NE)
Grandview Village Mobile Home Park, IA (4.5 miles NE)
Paradise Mobile Home Park, IA (4.7 miles WNW)
Pleasant Valley Mobile Home Park, IA (4.7 miles E)
Stover Heights Community, IA (4.7 miles NE)

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.