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50066 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 50066 covers Dawson, Iowa, with a population of about 208 and a median household income of $67,000.

Population
2088 per square mile
Median household income
$67,0008% below the Iowa median
Poverty rate
6.7%5.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$242,469
Degree or higher
29.4%5.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
85.8%20.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
6

Where 50066 is

Dawson, 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

Population208
Family households29.2%
Born outside the US0.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.5%
White (non-Hispanic)98.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.9%
Veterans4.2%
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$67,000
Income per person$45,992
Poverty rate6.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.9%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k6.6%
$40–45k0.9%
$45–50k20.8%
$50–60k4.7%
$60–75k24.5%
$75–100k5.7%
$100–125k12.3%
$125–150k22.6%
$150–200k0.9%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed100
Mean adjusted gross income$79,070
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k0.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k50.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k30.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied85.8%
Vacant homes23.7%
Median year built1950

What the homes are

Detached house97.1%
Mobile home2.9%
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$242,469as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.9%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%
High school diploma or higher92.4%
Works from home4.3%
Drives to work alone91.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more28.6%
Health

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

Obesity36.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36% 1.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29% 3.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.1% 4.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.4% 5.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.8% 6.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.8% 5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.2% 5.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.1% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.4% 7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.9% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments6
People employed10
Annual payroll$302,000
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 57.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss85.3 out of 100
Community resilience96.7 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.

Drought99.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide86.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail78.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind72.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave68Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado63.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire55.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather55.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm51.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave34.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning29.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane29.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding15.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake9.1Very 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$67,000$73,147$78,538
Income per person$45,992$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate6.7%11%12.4%
Median home value$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$949$1,348
Homeownership85.8%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate9.3%3.6%5.2%
Works from home4.3%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US0.5%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 stationPERRY, IA US8.9 km away
Rain in a year36 in

Average high and low by month

January29.5°F / 10.2°F0.95 in rain
February34°F / 14.1°F1.14 in rain
March47.5°F / 25.8°F1.96 in rain
April61.3°F / 36.7°F4.1 in rain
May71.9°F / 49°F5.15 in rain
June81.9°F / 59.8°F4.88 in rain
July85.4°F / 63.5°F4.42 in rain
August83.3°F / 60.8°F4.14 in rain
September77.1°F / 51.5°F3.44 in rain
October64°F / 39.1°F2.7 in rain
November47.8°F / 26.8°F1.86 in rain
December35°F / 16.5°F1.38 in rain
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%.

Perry 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 vulnerability16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Household characteristics14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Walkability3.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

50128 Jamaica, IA8.6 km away
50220 Perry, IA9.6 km away
50235 Rippey, IA10.4 km away
50277 Yale, IA12.7 km away
50039 Bouton, IA18.3 km away
50026 Bagley, IA18.6 km away
50167 Minburn, IA18.8 km away
50216 Panora, IA19.2 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.

Dallas County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area25.36 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq mi
Population density8 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.8324, -94.2171

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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