| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 515 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:52 PM |
| Population: | 14,564 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 19079 |
| Land Area: | 534 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 42.3694, -93.6943 |
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14,564 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 534 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 14,990 to 14,564 from 2014 to 2024 — a -2.8% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 50132 (Kamrar, $83,056 median) and poorest ZIP 50249 (Stratford, $60,761) are 12.6 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $109,600 in 50034 (Blairsburg) to $171,600 in 50132 (Kamrar).
Density varies 16× across the county — from 5 people/sq mi in 50034 (Blairsburg) to 86 in 50231 (Randall).
Educational attainment ranges from 15.2% bachelor's+ in 50231 (Randall) to 28.8% in 50034 (Blairsburg) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Iowa, this is the #54 most populous of 99 counties and ranks #47 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $70,834 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
22.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,272 of 10,158 reporting).
8 Standard delivery, 1 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50595 | Webster City | Standard | 8,885 | $69,167 | 145.5 | -2.6% |
| 50130 | Jewell | Standard | 1,468 | $78,594 | 66.3 | -8.6% |
| 50249 | Stratford | Standard | 1,312 | $60,761 | 76.9 | 10.6% |
| 50075 | Ellsworth | Standard | 807 | $81,250 | 43.7 | -4.5% |
| 50246 | Stanhope | Standard | 614 | $61,324 | 42.0 | -10.0% |
| 50271 | Williams | Standard | 581 | $82,656 | 67.0 | -17.8% |
| 50132 | Kamrar | Standard | 427 | $83,056 | 30.8 | 24.9% |
| 50034 | Blairsburg | Standard | 328 | $76,250 | 60.2 | -7.3% |
| 50231 | Randall | PO Box | 142 | $72,321 | 1.6 | -2.7% |