Which ZIP code in Polk County has the highest median household income?

50323 (Urbandale), at $175,944 (±$24,737), among 35 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Richest ZIP codes in Polk County, IA

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Polk County with the highest median household income, out of 35 with at least 1,000 residents. 50323 (Urbandale, $175,944), 50226 (Polk City, $153,011) and 50035 (Bondurant, $134,906) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Polk County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Richest ZIP codes in Polk County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	50323	Urbandale	$175,944 ±$24,737	17,265	5,830	—
2	50226	Polk City	$153,011 ±$25,914	7,759	2,741	3,010
3	50035	Bondurant	$134,906 ±$13,474	10,131	3,548	—
4	50325	Clive	$132,121 ±$9,130	19,012	7,053	—
5	50111	Grimes	$120,769 ±$12,938	16,865	6,292	—
6	50244	Slater	$120,313 ±$31,415	1,729	689	534
7	50109	Granger	$118,669 ±$23,191	3,309	1,239	—
8	50023	Ankeny	$117,826 ±$6,685	46,306	17,717	—
9	50124	Huxley	$114,904 ±$13,540	4,859	1,639	1,952
10	50131	Johnston	$106,551 ±$10,768	24,583	9,361	—
11	50047	Carlisle	$106,389 ±$8,577	6,690	2,312	—
12	50237	Runnells	$101,806 ±$21,363	3,635	1,426	—
13	50073	Elkhart	$100,972 ±$25,859	1,208	531	—
14	50021	Ankeny	$99,572 ±$7,864	30,283	12,244	—
15	50161	Maxwell	$98,519 ±$15,162	2,296	884	—
16	50327	Pleasant Hill	$98,333 ±$14,752	13,177	5,070	—
17	50156	Madrid	$98,054 ±$4,641	4,575	1,791	1,911
18	50312	Des Moines	$92,242 ±$8,935	15,802	7,584	7,823
19	50322	Urbandale	$92,085 ±$4,787	31,931	12,971	13,693
20	50324	Windsor Heights	$91,707 ±$19,396	5,143	2,229	2,358
21	50009	Altoona	$88,447 ±$11,221	22,886	9,077	—
22	50266	West Des Moines	$87,025 ±$2,948	37,523	17,459	20,565
23	50265	West Des Moines	$85,915 ±$4,673	33,488	14,769	—
24	50320	Des Moines	$85,105 ±$11,729	24,807	8,787	8,933
25	50169	Mitchellville	$83,938 ±$13,301	3,667	1,133	—

How we ranked them

Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 35 of 39 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Higher-income ZIP codes suit offers with a bigger ticket: remodeling, pools, roofing, financial planning, private schools, premium dining. A median describes the middle household, not every door, so the routes inside each ZIP still vary.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 25,464 households. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Polk County has the highest median household income?: 50323 (Urbandale), at $175,944 (±$24,737), among 35 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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