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50665 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 50665 covers Parkersburg, Iowa, with a population of about 2,518 and a median household income of $72,434.

Population
2,51825 per square mile
Median age
46.37.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$72,434about the Iowa median
Poverty rate
14.9%2.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$249,731up 33.5% in five years
Median rent
$8778% below the Iowa median
Degree or higher
26%9 points below the US average
Homeownership
80.7%15.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
76

Where 50665 is

Parkersburg, 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

Population2,518
Median age46.3
Family households68.9%
Born outside the US0.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.7%
White (non-Hispanic)95%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.3%
Hispanic or Latino1.2%
Veterans6.7%
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$72,434
Income per person$38,767
Poverty rate14.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.9%
$10–15k4.0%
$15–20k7.1%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k5.1%
$30–35k2.2%
$35–40k7.6%
$40–45k4.8%
$45–50k2.2%
$50–60k4.5%
$60–75k10.9%
$75–100k12.8%
$100–125k11.6%
$125–150k6.9%
$150–200k9.0%
$200k or more6.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,340
Mean adjusted gross income$97,212
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6%
Returns, under $25k20.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.1%
Returns, $200k or more6.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$214,700
Median gross rent$877
Rent as a share of household income23.2%
Owner-occupied80.7%
Vacant homes17.1%
Median year built1967

What the homes are

Detached house85.2%
Attached house1.2%
2 to 4 units6.5%
5 to 19 units3.8%
20 or more units1.2%
Mobile home2.1%
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$249,731as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 70.6%
Typical home value since 2000
201020182026$249,731$133,140

$133,140 in 2010 to $249,731 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher26%
High school diploma or higher96.5%
Works from home11.2%
Drives to work alone84.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.5%
Health

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

Obesity39% 5.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.1% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.8% 3.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18% 2.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6% 5.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26% 0.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31% 5.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.7% 4.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80% 5.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.3% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.8% 2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.3% 6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.7% 9.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28% 2.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.3% 6.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.2% 2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.4% 1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.6% 4.8 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)15.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.9% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.4% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.8% 3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.5% 6.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments76
People employed378
Annual payroll$14,109,000
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 76.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss83.4 out of 100
Community resilience85.8 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.

Drought98.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind96.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather95.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail92.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado87Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave84.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide71.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire69.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding68.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm55Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning33.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane30.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake12.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave11Very 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$72,434$73,147$78,538
Income per person$38,767$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate14.9%11%12.4%
Median home value$214,700$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$877$949$1,348
Homeownership80.7%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher26%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.6%3.6%5.2%
Works from home11.2%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US0.9%5.7%13.9%
Median age46.338.638.7
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 stationALLISON, IA US20.4 km away
Rain in a year35 in

Average high and low by month

January25°F / 7.5°F0.94 in rain
February29.4°F / 11.5°F1.04 in rain
March43.4°F / 24.1°F1.79 in rain
April58.5°F / 35.9°F3.81 in rain
May70.2°F / 48.6°F5.13 in rain
June79.8°F / 59.3°F5.46 in rain
July82.7°F / 62.8°F4.2 in rain
August80.4°F / 60.2°F4.04 in rain
September74.3°F / 51.2°F3.37 in rain
October61°F / 39°F2.51 in rain
November44.3°F / 25.4°F1.76 in rain
December30.5°F / 14.6°F1.35 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.

Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District85.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Dike-New Hartford Community School District13.6% of this ZIP code's land area
AGWSR Community School District1% 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 vulnerability21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

50673 Stout, IA6.8 km away
50604 Aplington, IA8.9 km away
50660 New Hartford, IA12.5 km away
50649 Kesley, IA15.4 km away
50608 Austinville, IA15.7 km away
50624 Dike, IA16.9 km away
50642 Holland, IA19.1 km away
50680 Wellsburg, IA19.5 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.

Butler County64.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Grundy County35.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area98.9 sq mi
Population density25 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.5714, -92.7688

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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