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50592 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 50592 covers Truesdale, Iowa.

Poverty rate
4.1%8.3 points below the US average
Median rent
$1,1111.2× the Iowa median
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Homeownership
53.1%11.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 50592 is

Truesdale, Iowa — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Family households53.1%
Born outside the US0.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home43.3%
White (non-Hispanic)32.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)67.1%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans6.2%
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

Poverty rate4.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.2%
$10–15k2.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k6.1%
$30–35k6.1%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k2.0%
$50–60k22.4%
$60–75k8.2%
$75–100k38.8%
$100–125k2.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k2.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$1,111
Owner-occupied53.1%
Vacant homes2%
Median year built1952

What the homes are

Detached house92%
2 to 4 units8%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher90.3%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone92.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3.9%
Health

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

Obesity36.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.3% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.9% 2.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.9% 4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.6% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.4% 3.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.7% 5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.4% 4.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.4% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.5% 7.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.7% 3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.2% 3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use82.9% 7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.8% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.1% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32% 4.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 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 69.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss69.9 out of 100
Community resilience40.7 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.

Hail98.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought96.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather96.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado95.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind94.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave87.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm78Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide67.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire60.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning50.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding47.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave27.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake14Very 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 rate4.1%11%12.4%
Median home value$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,111$949$1,348
Homeownership53.1%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate0%3.6%5.2%
Works from home0%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US0.7%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 stationSTORM LAKE, IA US8.8 km away
Rain in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January25.8°F / 8.8°F0.77 in rain
February30.2°F / 13.3°F1.01 in rain
March43.4°F / 25.1°F1.74 in rain
April58.1°F / 36.9°F3.53 in rain
May69.1°F / 49.4°F4.87 in rain
June79.2°F / 60.2°F5.33 in rain
July82.3°F / 63.7°F3.83 in rain
August79.9°F / 61.4°F4.43 in rain
September74.1°F / 52.6°F2.96 in rain
October60.6°F / 39.6°F2.42 in rain
November44.3°F / 26.6°F1.75 in rain
December31.1°F / 15.3°F1.11 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%.

Albert City-Truesdale 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 vulnerability49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Household characteristics57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Walkability4.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

50588 Storm Lake, IA8.8 km away
50576 Rembrandt, IA11.2 km away
51002 Alta, IA11.8 km away
51033 Linn Grove, IA17.3 km away
50510 Albert City, IA17.6 km away
50568 Newell, IA19.9 km away
50585 Sioux Rapids, IA20.4 km away
51005 Aurelia, IA21 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.

Buena Vista County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.15 sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.7262, -95.1853

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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