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Des Moines, IA 50312
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Windsor Heights, IA 50312
Windsor Hts, IA 50312

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The 50312 ZIP Code is centered1 in Polk County at latitude 41.587 and longitude -93.676 (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) 50312 was 16,309 with 8,053 housing units; a land area land area of 5.83 sq. miles; a water area of 0 sq. miles; and a population density of 2,795.41 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

Windsor Heights, IA (1.9 miles WNW)
West Des Moines, IA (1.9 miles WSW)
Crestwood, IA (2.4 miles NW)
Clive, IA (2.7 miles WNW)
Millman, IA (3.1 miles S)
Urbandale, IA (3.4 miles NW)
Des Moines, IA (3.6 miles ENE)
Lovington, IA (4.1 miles N)
Ashawa, IA (4.3 miles WSW)
Fort Des Moines, IA (5.5 miles SE)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Valley Junction, IA (1.9 miles SW)
Andrew Mobile Home Park, IA (2.4 miles NW)
Paradise Mobile Home Park, IA (2.4 miles NW)
Rocklyn Mobile Home, IA (2.7 miles NW)
Blue Bird Mobile Park, IA (2.7 miles NW)
Western Village Mobile Home Park, IA (3.1 miles WSW)
Radio City Mobile Home Park, IA (4.7 miles NE)
Pine Grove Mobile Home Park, IA (4.7 miles NE)
P and H Mobile Home Court, IA (4.9 miles SE)
Highview Mobile Home Park, IA (5.1 miles SE)

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.