ZIP Code 50265

50265 is one of Iowa's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in West Des Moines, Polk County.

City: West Des Moines
County: Polk County
State: Iowa
Prefix: 502xx

Where this code sits

50265 is part of the 502xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. West Des Moines is served by 2 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the West Des Moines page.

West Des Moines Iowa ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 50265 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

515 Area code 515

ZIP codes nearest 50265

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 50265.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 50325	1.8 mi	Clive, IA
ZIP code 50324	2.2 mi	Windsor Heights, IA
ZIP code 50266	2.9 mi	West Des Moines, IA
ZIP code 50322	3.6 mi	Urbandale, IA
ZIP code 50398	3.6 mi	Urbandale, IA
ZIP code 50323	3.7 mi	Urbandale, IA
ZIP code 50312	3.8 mi	Des Moines, IA
ZIP code 50311	4.0 mi	Des Moines, 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 50265, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 50265. 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.