ZIP Code 50242

50242 is one of Iowa's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Searsboro, Poweshiek County.

City: Searsboro
County: Poweshiek County
State: Iowa
Prefix: 502xx

Where this code sits

50242 is part of the 502xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Searsboro.

Searsboro Iowa ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 50242 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

641 Area code 641

ZIP codes nearest 50242

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 50242.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 50153	4.6 mi	Lynnville, IA
ZIP code 50207	7.1 mi	New Sharon, IA
ZIP code 50251	7.6 mi	Sully, IA
ZIP code 50171	9.0 mi	Montezuma, IA
ZIP code 50137	11 mi	Killduff, IA
ZIP code 50112	12 mi	Grinnell, IA
ZIP code 50027	13 mi	Barnes City, IA
ZIP code 50143	15 mi	Leighton, 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 50242, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 50242. 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.