ZIP Code 50311

50311 is one of Iowa's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Des Moines, Polk County.

City: Des Moines
County: Polk County
State: Iowa
Prefix: 503xx

Where this code sits

50311 is part of the 503xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Des Moines is served by 57 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the Des Moines page.

Des Moines Iowa ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 50311 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

515 Area code 515

ZIP codes nearest 50311

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 50311.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 50312	1.1 mi	Des Moines, IA
ZIP code 50310	1.7 mi	Des Moines, IA
ZIP code 50314	2.1 mi	Des Moines, IA
ZIP code 50324	2.2 mi	Windsor Heights, IA
ZIP code 50392	2.5 mi	Des Moines, IA
ZIP code 50398	2.7 mi	Urbandale, IA
ZIP code 50309	2.8 mi	Des Moines, IA
ZIP code 50322	3.3 mi	Urbandale, 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 50311, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 50311. 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.