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50227 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 50227 covers Popejoy, Iowa, with a median household income of $38,750.

Median age
39.30.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$38,75047% below the Iowa median
Poverty rate
4.7%7.7 points below the US average
Median home value
$73,20063% below the Iowa median
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Homeownership
79.4%14.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 50227 is

Popejoy, 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

Median age39.3
Family households73.5%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans27.7%
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$38,750
Income per person$13,782
Poverty rate4.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k5.9%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k2.9%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k14.7%
$35–40k52.9%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k5.9%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k2.9%
$75–100k8.8%
$100–125k5.9%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$73,200
Owner-occupied79.4%
Vacant homes27.7%
Median year built1961

What the homes are

Detached house100%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher96.1%
Health

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

Obesity39.9% 6.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.6% 4.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.1% 1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.4% 1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.2% 2.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking22% 6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.1% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.9% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.7% 3.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.6% 1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.4% 5.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.1% 4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.8% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34% 2.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.5% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.6% 3.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.9% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7% 1.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.4% 5.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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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 95.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss94.6 out of 100
Community resilience40 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.

Drought99.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave96.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado96.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind95.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather95.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail94.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide77.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm77Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding71.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire62.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning39.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane37.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake15.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave6.7Very 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$38,750$73,147$78,538
Income per person$13,782$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate4.7%11%12.4%
Median home value$73,200$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$949$1,348
Homeownership79.4%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.6%5.2%
Works from home10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US0%5.7%13.9%
Median age39.338.638.7
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 stationIOWA FALLS, IA US16.7 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year28 in

Average high and low by month

January25.7°F / 8.1°F0.92 in rain, 7.1 in snow
February30.6°F / 12.1°F1.16 in rain, 7.1 in snow
March43.5°F / 24.4°F2.08 in rain, 4.5 in snow
April58.3°F / 35.3°F3.8 in rain, 1.3 in snow
May69.9°F / 47.7°F5.57 in rain
June79.9°F / 58.4°F6.13 in rain
July82.9°F / 62.2°F4.54 in rain
August80.8°F / 59.7°F4.37 in rain
September74.8°F / 50.6°F3.49 in rain
October61.7°F / 38.3°F2.56 in rain
November45°F / 25.6°F1.97 in rain, 1.6 in snow
December31.5°F / 14.9°F1.54 in rain, 6.1 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%.

Alden 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 status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Walkability4.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

50071 Dows, IA9.5 km away
50006 Alden, IA9.5 km away
50271 Williams, IA15.5 km away
50041 Bradford, IA15.5 km away
50126 Iowa Falls, IA15.9 km away
50431 Coulter, IA16.4 km away
50101 Galt, IA17.8 km away
50452 Latimer, IA19.1 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.

Franklin County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.71 sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.5974, -93.4279

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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