ZIP Code 50013

50013 is one of Iowa's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Ames, Story County.

City: Ames
County: Story County
State: Iowa
Prefix: 500xx

Where this code sits

50013 is part of the 500xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Ames is served by 5 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the Ames page.

Ames Iowa ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 50013 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

515 Area code 515

ZIP codes nearest 50013

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 50013.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 50012	0.4 mi	Ames, IA
ZIP code 50010	2.3 mi	Ames, IA
ZIP code 50014	3.3 mi	Ames, IA
ZIP code 50134	5.3 mi	Kelley, IA
ZIP code 50105	6.3 mi	Gilbert, IA
ZIP code 50124	8.8 mi	Huxley, IA
ZIP code 50011	9.1 mi	Ames, IA
ZIP code 50201	10 mi	Nevada, IA

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 50013, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 50013. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.