ZIP Code 50071

50071 is one of Iowa's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Dows, Wright County.

City: Dows
County: Wright County
State: Iowa
Prefix: 500xx

Where this code sits

50071 is part of the 500xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Dows.

Dows Iowa ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 50071 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

515 Area code 515

ZIP codes nearest 50071

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 50071.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 50101	5.4 mi	Galt, IA
ZIP code 50227	5.9 mi	Popejoy, IA
ZIP code 50470	7.3 mi	Rowan, IA
ZIP code 50431	8.7 mi	Coulter, IA
ZIP code 50452	10 mi	Latimer, IA
ZIP code 50420	11 mi	Alexander, IA
ZIP code 50006	12 mi	Alden, IA
ZIP code 50271	12 mi	Williams, 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 50071, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 50071. 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.