Which ZIP code in Story County has the highest share of residents who moved in during the past year?

50012 (Ames), at 78.5%, among 14 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.

ZIP codes with the most new movers in Story County, IA

These are the 14 ZIP codes in Story County with the highest share of residents who moved in during the past year, out of 14 with at least 1,000 residents. 50012 (Ames, 78.5%), 50013 (Ames, 77.8%) and 50014 (Ames, 33.1%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Story County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

ZIP codes with the most new movers in Story County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Moved in the past year	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	50012	Ames	78.5%	1,913	4	—
2	50013	Ames	77.8%	4,211	0	—
3	50014	Ames	33.1%	32,958	13,511	13,992
4	50010	Ames	28.4%	33,799	14,233	14,974
5	50248	Story City	15.7%	4,216	1,721	1,977
6	50201	Nevada	14.7%	8,320	3,491	—
7	50236	Roland	11.3%	1,761	793	417
8	50124	Huxley	10.3%	4,859	1,639	1,952
9	50161	Maxwell	7.8%	2,296	884	—
10	50105	Gilbert	5.5%	1,487	591	—
11	50244	Slater	5.4%	1,729	689	534
12	50056	Colo	4.7%	1,003	464	435
13	50046	Cambridge	4.4%	1,554	650	488
14	50055	Collins	3.3%	1,102	436	—

How we ranked them

Ranked by the share of residents (age 1 and over) who lived in a different home a year earlier (ACS Data Profile, 2020–2024). No margin of error is published for this share in our files. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 14 of 18 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

New residents are still choosing a dentist, a gym, a pizza place and a lawn service. ZIP codes with high turnover give a welcome offer more people to work on each year.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 29,469 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 Story County has the highest share of residents who moved in during the past year?: 50012 (Ames), at 78.5%, among 14 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the share of residents (age 1 and over) who lived in a different home a year earlier (ACS Data Profile, 2020–2024). No margin of error is published for this share in our files.
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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