Postal Codes

50276 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 50276 covers Woodward, Iowa, with a population of about 2,380 and a median household income of $92,682.

Population
2,38029 per square mile
Median age
42.84.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$92,6821.3× the Iowa median
Poverty rate
5.2%7.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$295,973up 32% in five years
Degree or higher
17.4%17.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
91%26 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
45

Where 50276 is

Woodward, 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

Population2,380
Median age42.8
Family households66.9%
Born outside the US0.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.8%
White (non-Hispanic)85.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino2.1%
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$92,682
Income per person$34,484
Poverty rate5.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.5%
$10–15k2.7%
$15–20k4.8%
$20–25k0.3%
$25–30k1.2%
$30–35k4.2%
$35–40k10.3%
$40–45k1.4%
$45–50k3.2%
$50–60k3.3%
$60–75k11.3%
$75–100k16.2%
$100–125k13.2%
$125–150k15.0%
$150–200k6.0%
$200k or more5.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,030
Mean adjusted gross income$80,415
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.8%
Returns, under $25k18.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.3%
Returns, $200k or more5.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$243,400
Owner-occupied91%
Vacant homes3.7%
Median year built1967

What the homes are

Detached house90%
Attached house1.7%
2 to 4 units0.8%
5 to 19 units4.1%
Mobile home3.4%
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$295,973as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 90.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200620162026$295,973$124,068

$145,701 in 2006 to $295,973 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%
High school diploma or higher97.3%
Works from home10.4%
Drives to work alone82.2%
Takes public transport3.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.5%
Health

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

Obesity36.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.2% 1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.5% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.3% 2.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.5% 2.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.9% 4.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.9% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.8% 9.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist75.2% 13.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.6% 6.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.7% 9.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.9% 8.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.6% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.8% 7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.9% 4.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.5% 5.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.4% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.4% 8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.5% 5.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments45
People employed429
Annual payroll$16,035,000
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 76.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss86.5 out of 100
Community resilience95.5 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.

Drought99Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail90.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide87.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind86.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado86.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather85.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave78.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm74.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire70.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding57.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning50.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave38Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane29.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake12.9Very 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$92,682$73,147$78,538
Income per person$34,484$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate5.2%11%12.4%
Median home value$243,400$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$949$1,348
Homeownership91%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate1.2%3.6%5.2%
Works from home10.4%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US0.5%5.7%13.9%
Median age42.838.638.7
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 stationPERRY, IA US17 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Woodward-Granger Community School District92.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Perry Community School District3.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Ogden Community School District2.9% 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 vulnerability17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Household characteristics30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

50156 Madrid, IA6.6 km away
50039 Bouton, IA7.7 km away
50109 Granger, IA11.5 km away
50152 Luther, IA11.8 km away
50167 Minburn, IA13.4 km away
50220 Perry, IA16.3 km away
50243 Sheldahl, IA17.3 km away
50063 Dallas Center, IA18.5 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.

Boone County50.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Dallas County49.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area82.44 sq mi
Water area0.97 sq mi
Population density29 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.8452, -93.9056

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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