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50032 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 50032 covers Berwick, Iowa.

Poverty rate
51%38.6 points above the US average
Degree or higher
4%31 points below the US average
Homeownership
86%21 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
5

Where 50032 is

Berwick, 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

Family households87.7%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)98.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.8%
Veterans3.8%
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

Poverty rate51%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k13.2%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k46.1%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k13.2%
$40–45k4.5%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k3.3%
$75–100k3.7%
$100–125k5.3%
$125–150k10.7%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied86%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built1959

What the homes are

Detached house28.8%
Mobile home71.2%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate17.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher4%
High school diploma or higher79.4%
Works from home19.9%
Drives to work alone80.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

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

Obesity39.5% 6.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.2% 4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.5% 5.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.3% 2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.2% 4.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.9% 9.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.8% 7.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.3% 1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.5% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14% 3.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.6% 4.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.3% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.4% 3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments5
People employed12
Annual payroll$532,000
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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 38.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss33.7 out of 100
Community resilience85.9 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.

Drought94.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind91.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail83Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado80.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm77.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide70.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire66.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave65.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather58.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave55.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding39.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning29.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane22.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake19.9Very 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$73,147$78,538
Income per person$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate51%11%12.4%
Median home value$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$949$1,348
Homeownership86%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher4%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate17.7%3.6%5.2%
Works from home19.9%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US0%5.7%13.9%
Median age38.638.7
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 stationANKENY, IA US11.5 km away
Rain in a year37 in
Snow in a year25 in

Average high and low by month

January29.5°F / 11.7°F0.97 in rain, 6.2 in snow
February34.2°F / 16°F0.99 in rain, 8 in snow
March47.4°F / 27.4°F2.01 in rain, 3.7 in snow
April61°F / 38.1°F4 in rain, 0.7 in snow
May71.9°F / 50.3°F5.26 in rain
June81.8°F / 60.8°F5.37 in rain
July85.7°F / 64.7°F4.19 in rain
August83.7°F / 61.7°F4.72 in rain
September77.1°F / 52.9°F3.62 in rain
October63.6°F / 40.5°F2.67 in rain, 0.6 in snow
November47.8°F / 28.9°F1.86 in rain, 1 in snow
December34.7°F / 18°F1.39 in rain, 4.5 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Saydel Community School District100% 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 vulnerability40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Household characteristics76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Walkability7.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

50301 Des Moines, IA2.5 km away
50302 Des Moines, IA2.5 km away
50303 Des Moines, IA2.5 km away
50304 Des Moines, IA2.5 km away
50305 Des Moines, IA2.5 km away
50306 Des Moines, IA2.5 km away
50308 Des Moines, IA2.5 km away
50318 Des Moines, IA2.5 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.

Polk County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.43 sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.6658, -93.5432

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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