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50071 ZIP Code Profile, Map, Data & Demographics

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ZIP Code 50071: Basic Data & USPS Preferred City Name

Preferred Name, USPS
Dows, IA 50071

  • ZIP Code Type: STANDARD
  • County: Wright County
  • Centroid: Latitude 42.654, Longitude -93.502
  • Time Zone: Central Time Zone (UTC -6 hours)
  • Observes DST: Yes

ZIP Code 50071 has segments in 2 Counties (Franklin, Wright).

  • Businesses Addresses: 19
  • PO Box Addresses: 145
  • Residential Addresses: 286
    • Multi-Family Addresses: 0
    • Single Family Addresses: 286

The ZIP Code maps and database are updated 4 times per year.
Database updated: March 1, 2026, Maps updated: May 1, 2024.

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Dows, IA 50071 Data & Demographics

Source: 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

POPULATION

Total Population 847 (100%)
Population Density 8 per sq mi
Diversity Index1 11
 
 

INCOME

Median Household Income $83,036
Per Capita Income $35,308
Median Home Value $74,100
 

HOUSING

Total HU (Housing Units) 459 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU 273 (59.5%)
Renter Occupied HU 74 (16.1%)
Vacant Housing Units 112 (24.4%)
 

HOUSEHOLDS

Total Households 347
Average Household Size 2.44
Family Households 252 (72.6%)
NOTES
  1. The Diversity Index estimates the likelihood that two persons chosen at random from the same area belong to different race or ethnic groups, based on five groups: Hispanic/Latino, Non-Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic Black, Non-Hispanic Asian, and Non-Hispanic Other/Multiracial. A value of 0 indicates the population belongs entirely to one group. Higher values indicate a more evenly mixed population. Calculated from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (table B03002).

Dows, IA 50071 - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares 50071 to the other 33,772 ZIP Codes in the United States by rank and percentile using 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

Variable Description Rank Percentile
Total Population # 23879 29th
Population Density # 29065 14th
Median Household Income # 11636 66th
Per Capita Income # 18390 46th
Diversity Index # 26395 22nd

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