ZIP Code 50479

50479 is one of Iowa's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Thornton, Cerro Gordo County.

City: Thornton
County: Cerro Gordo County
State: Iowa
Prefix: 504xx

Where this code sits

50479 is part of the 504xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Thornton.

Thornton Iowa ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 50479 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

641 Area code 641

ZIP codes nearest 50479

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 50479.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 50477	4.9 mi	Swaledale, IA
ZIP code 50457	5.1 mi	Meservey, IA
ZIP code 50439	9.0 mi	Goodell, IA
ZIP code 50449	9.6 mi	Klemme, IA
ZIP code 50469	10 mi	Rockwell, IA
ZIP code 50420	11 mi	Alexander, IA
ZIP code 50482	11 mi	Ventura, IA
ZIP code 50475	12 mi	Sheffield, 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 50479, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 50479. 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.