ZIP Code 50261

50261 is one of Iowa's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Van Meter, Dallas County.

City: Van Meter
County: Dallas County
State: Iowa
Prefix: 502xx

Where this code sits

50261 is part of the 502xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Van Meter.

Van Meter Iowa ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 50261 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

515 Area code 515

ZIP codes nearest 50261

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 50261.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 50038	4.2 mi	Booneville, IA
ZIP code 50069	6.7 mi	De Soto, IA
ZIP code 50218	8.6 mi	Patterson, IA
ZIP code 50061	8.7 mi	Cumming, IA
ZIP code 50263	9.1 mi	Waukee, IA
ZIP code 50266	9.3 mi	West Des Moines, IA
ZIP code 50033	9.9 mi	Bevington, IA
ZIP code 50273	10 mi	Winterset, 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 50261, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 50261. 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.