| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (9 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 515 / 641 / 712 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:52 PM |
| Population: | 11,587 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 19077 |
| CBSA: | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA |
| Land Area: | 628 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 41.6876, -94.4280 |
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11,587 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 628 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 11,438 to 11,587 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.3% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 50277 (Yale, $90,625 median) and poorest ZIP 50048 (Casey, $54,688) are 21.1 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.0× across this county — from $76,100 in 50029 (Bayard) to $228,600 in 50216 (Panora).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.7% bachelor's+ in 50029 (Bayard) to 31.9% in 50216 (Panora) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Iowa, this is the #66 most populous of 99 counties and ranks #64 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $73,525 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
22.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,868 of 8,259 reporting).
9 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50250 | Stuart | Standard | 2,832 | $71,083 | 99.7 | 12.0% |
| 50115 | Guthrie Center | Standard | 2,809 | $73,848 | 172.1 | 7.5% |
| 50216 | Panora | Standard | 2,786 | $79,635 | 56.6 | -1.2% |
| 50164 | Menlo | Standard | 682 | $80,188 | 54.2 | 30.4% |
| 50277 | Yale | Standard | 582 | $90,625 | 37.6 | 34.7% |
| 50048 | Casey | Standard | 562 | $54,688 | 81.5 | -25.5% |
| 50029 | Bayard | Standard | 523 | $57,125 | 36.2 | -23.8% |
| 50026 | Bagley | Standard | 481 | $68,750 | 61.6 | -33.4% |
| 50128 | Jamaica | Standard | 330 | $61,250 | 28.0 | -8.6% |