ZIP Code 50161

50161 is one of Iowa's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Maxwell, Story County.

City: Maxwell
County: Story County
State: Iowa
Prefix: 501xx

Where this code sits

50161 is part of the 501xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Maxwell.

Maxwell Iowa ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 50161 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

641 Area code 641

ZIP codes nearest 50161

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 50161.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 50055	5.1 mi	Collins, IA
ZIP code 50046	6.7 mi	Cambridge, IA
ZIP code 50201	8.8 mi	Nevada, IA
ZIP code 50056	9.4 mi	Colo, IA
ZIP code 50168	9.4 mi	Mingo, IA
ZIP code 50073	9.6 mi	Elkhart, IA
ZIP code 50011	10 mi	Ames, IA
ZIP code 50124	10 mi	Huxley, 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 50161, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 50161. 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.