ZIP Code 50262

50262 is one of Iowa's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Van Wert, Decatur County.

City: Van Wert
County: Decatur County
State: Iowa
Prefix: 502xx

Where this code sits

50262 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 Wert.

Van Wert Iowa ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 50262 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

641 Area code 641

ZIP codes nearest 50262

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 50262.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 50264	3.6 mi	Weldon, IA
ZIP code 50108	8.5 mi	Grand River, IA
ZIP code 50067	8.5 mi	Decatur, IA
ZIP code 50144	9.4 mi	Leon, IA
ZIP code 50213	12 mi	Osceola, IA
ZIP code 50103	12 mi	Garden Grove, IA
ZIP code 50275	14 mi	Woodburn, IA
ZIP code 50174	14 mi	Murray, 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 50262, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 50262. 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.