ZIP Code 50243

50243 is one of Iowa's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Sheldahl, Polk County.

City: Sheldahl
County: Polk County
State: Iowa
Prefix: 502xx

Where this code sits

50243 is part of the 502xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Sheldahl.

Sheldahl Iowa ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 50243 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

515 Area code 515

ZIP codes nearest 50243

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 50243.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 50244	1.6 mi	Slater, IA
ZIP code 50007	5.5 mi	Alleman, IA
ZIP code 50124	5.7 mi	Huxley, IA
ZIP code 50134	6.6 mi	Kelley, IA
ZIP code 50226	7.1 mi	Polk City, IA
ZIP code 50156	7.8 mi	Madrid, IA
ZIP code 50046	9.1 mi	Cambridge, IA
ZIP code 50152	9.1 mi	Luther, 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 50243, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 50243. 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.