Postal Codes

50020 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 50020 covers Anita, Iowa, with a population of about 1,277 and a median household income of $67,125.

Population
1,27713 per square mile
Median age
50.812.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$67,1258% below the Iowa median
Poverty rate
14.7%2.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$173,024up 42.4% in five years
Median rent
$68128% below the Iowa median
Degree or higher
16.3%18.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
87.9%22.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
39

Where 50020 is

Anita, Iowa — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population1,277
Median age50.8
Family households58%
Born outside the US1.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home2%
White (non-Hispanic)93%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.7%
Veterans8.1%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$67,125
Income per person$36,152
Poverty rate14.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.9%
$10–15k4.3%
$15–20k5.0%
$20–25k3.7%
$25–30k2.3%
$30–35k4.6%
$35–40k5.0%
$40–45k2.7%
$45–50k3.9%
$50–60k4.3%
$60–75k13.1%
$75–100k11.2%
$100–125k9.6%
$125–150k10.8%
$150–200k6.2%
$200k or more4.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed660
Mean adjusted gross income$72,856
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.5%
Returns, under $25k24.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.7%
Returns, $200k or more4.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$121,400
Median gross rent$681
Rent as a share of household income47.9%
Owner-occupied87.9%
Vacant homes8.7%
Median year built1945

What the homes are

Detached house91.9%
Attached house1.9%
2 to 4 units3.2%
5 to 19 units0.5%
Mobile home2.4%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$173,024as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 42.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 92%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$173,024$90,105

$90,105 in 2016 to $173,024 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%
High school diploma or higher94%
Works from home6.7%
Drives to work alone79.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.1%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity41.3% 7.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.5% 5.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.5% 7.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.4% 4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.8% 8.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.9% 7.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11% 3.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.9% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.7% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71% 6.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.8% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.2% 4.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.1% 4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.3% 2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.2% 2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.5% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.6% 3.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.5% 2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17.6% 4.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.4% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments39
People employed292
Annual payroll$11,302,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 97.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss94.5 out of 100
Community resilience72.3 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado98.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide95Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave89.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm88.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather88.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding87.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire84Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning53.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane39.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake16Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Iowa and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPIowaUnited States
Median household income$67,125$73,147$78,538
Income per person$36,152$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate14.7%11%12.4%
Median home value$121,400$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$681$949$1,348
Homeownership87.9%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate0.9%3.6%5.2%
Works from home6.7%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US1.6%5.7%13.9%
Median age50.838.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationATLANTIC 1 NE, IA US19.1 km away
Rain in a year37 in
Snow in a year27 in

Average high and low by month

January31.2°F / 9.9°F0.86 in rain, 5.1 in snow
February36.1°F / 13.7°F1.14 in rain, 7.9 in snow
March50°F / 24.8°F1.89 in rain, 3.4 in snow
April62.7°F / 35.9°F3.81 in rain, 0.5 in snow
May73.1°F / 49.3°F5.43 in rain
June82.8°F / 59.8°F5.74 in rain
July86.1°F / 63.5°F4.4 in rain
August84.4°F / 60.6°F4.44 in rain
September78.2°F / 50.8°F3.35 in rain
October65°F / 38.1°F2.93 in rain, 0.7 in snow
November49.2°F / 25.4°F1.65 in rain, 2 in snow
December36.3°F / 15.3°F1.5 in rain, 7.7 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

CAM Community School District92.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Adair-Casey Community School District3% of this ZIP code's land area
Nodaway Valley Community School District2.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Community School District2% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Household characteristics62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Walkability5.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

50274 Wiota, IA8.9 km away
50002 Adair, IA13.3 km away
50076 Exira, IA15.5 km away
50042 Brayton, IA19.8 km away
50022 Atlantic, IA20 km away
50843 Cumberland, IA22.1 km away
50853 Massena, IA22.3 km away
50048 Casey, IA22.5 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Cass County77.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Adair County11.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Audubon County9.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Guthrie County1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area96.34 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq mi
Population density13 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.4500, -94.7794

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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