ZIP Code 50072

50072 is one of Iowa's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Earlham, Madison County.

City: Earlham
County: Madison County
State: Iowa
Prefix: 500xx

Where this code sits

50072 is part of the 500xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Earlham.

Earlham Iowa ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 50072 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

515 Area code 515

ZIP codes nearest 50072

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 50072.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 50070	5.6 mi	Dexter, IA
ZIP code 50069	6.2 mi	De Soto, IA
ZIP code 50233	8.6 mi	Redfield, IA
ZIP code 50250	10 mi	Stuart, IA
ZIP code 50261	11 mi	Van Meter, IA
ZIP code 50273	11 mi	Winterset, IA
ZIP code 50003	12 mi	Adel, IA
ZIP code 50146	13 mi	Linden, 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 50072, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 50072. 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.