| City: | Des Moines, Iowa |
| County: | Polk County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:10:33 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 515 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 41.6006, -93.6087 |
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The ZIP includes 49 businesses but no residential population in the conventional sense. Street delivery exists through just one carrier route along 2nd Avenue, handling 10 delivery records with unit-based addressing. The facility operates within the larger 50314 ZIP code area, which provides the geographic footprint. Des Moines residents and businesses use 50303 when they want mail delivered to a post office box rather than a street address.
The single street served is 2nd Avenue, a numbered downtown street typical of Des Moines's urban grid system. The 10 delivery records include unit-based addressing, suggesting a multi-tenant building or business complex.
ZIP Code 50303 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 7 business establishments, employing about 366 people with an annual payroll of $53,392,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 61Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 7Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $14,010,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $53,392,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 366Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 50303 is located in Polk County, Iowa, within the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 19780) and Iowa's 3rd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 569,633 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 50303. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 19780Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 569,633Source: Census |
| MSA: | Des Moines, IA MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 03Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 8789.62 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 1921000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Des Moines city; IowaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 50303 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.