| City: | Ames, Iowa |
| Names to Avoid: | Iowa State University |
| County: | Story County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:32:29 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 515 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 42.0275, -93.6420 |
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Iowa State University of Science and Technology, founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, operates under dedicated ZIP code 50011 in Ames, Story County, Iowa. The university holds a distinguished place in American higher education as the first institution to accept the Morrill Act land-grant provisions in 1862, and it established the nation's first state veterinary medicine school in 1879. This postal designation has served the campus for over two decades.
The 1.43-square-mile academic core encompasses 74 named buildings identified in postal records. Mail flows to landmarks including Beardshear Hall (the main administration building), Parks Library, the College of Veterinary Medicine, Carver Hall, and the Memorial Union. Departments span the university's eight colleges, from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to the Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business. Postal records include delivery points for the Ames Laboratory, a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory partnered with the university.
With 384 delivery codes serving 21 establishments and 349 employees according to Census business data, this ZIP covers Iowa State's academic operations rather than residential housing. Census demographic data is not available for this administrative designation. The WOI radio station, one of the oldest licensed stations in the country, operates from the Communications Building. Ames is the valid mailing city for all correspondence to this campus ZIP.
| Establishments: | 21 |
| Employment: | 349 |
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 6 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
Insufficient data for educational attainment. Insufficient data for health insurance coverage. Insufficient data for poverty. Insufficient data for school enrollment.
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| Less than 9th grade: | 0 | 0% |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma: | 0 | 0% |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency): | 0 | 0% |
| Some college, no degree: | 0 | 0% |
| Associate's degree: | 0 | 0% |
| Bachelor's degree: | 0 | 0% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 0 | 0% |
| Total: | 0 | 100% |
| High school or higher: | 0 | 0% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 0 | 0% |
| Private Insurance: | 0 | 0% |
| Public Insurance: | 0 | 0% |
| No Insurance: | 0 | 0% |
| Total: | 0 | 100% |
| Has Health Insurance: | 0 | 0% |
| Group | 2011 | 2102 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of People in Poverty | -666,666,666.0% | -666,666,666.0% | -666,666,666.0% | -666,666,666.0% | -666,666,666.0% | -666,666,666.0% | -666,666,666.0% | -666,666,666.0% | -666,666,666.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Note: Counts of Families & People in poverty are not published at the ZIP Code level due to small sample sizes. Percentages shown are survey estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS). They may differ from official poverty statistics. The U.S. Census Bureau defines poverty status by comparing a family's or individual's total income with federal poverty thresholds that vary by family size and composition.
| Nursery School, Preschool: | 0 | 0% |
| Kindergarten: | 0 | 0% |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8): | 0 | 0% |
| High school (grades 9-12): | 0 | 0% |
| College or graduate school: | 0 | 0% |
| Total: | 0 | 100% |
| Early Childhood: | 0 | 0% |
| K-12 (Primary & Secondary School): | 0 | 0% |
ZIP Code 50011 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 22 business establishments, employing about 345 people with an annual payroll of $4,378,000. USPS data shows 0 residential mailboxes and 7 business mailboxes, reflecting local delivery coverage.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 7Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 3,901Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 22Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,144,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $4,378,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 345Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 50011 is located in Story County, Iowa, within the Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 11180) and Iowa's 4th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 125,261 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 50011. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Ames, IASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 11180Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 125,261Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 04Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 22756.75 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 1901855Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Ames city; IowaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 50011 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.