Altoona Iowa ZIP Codes
Altoona holds a single ZIP code.
Every ZIP code in Altoona
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 50009 | Polk County |
We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP. USPS delivery-type products are licensed, and no clean-rights source maps ZIP codes to neighbourhoods — so the Altoona codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Altoona. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated . ZIP codes are delivery-route groupings, not areas; the boundaries implied by any ZIP map are approximations.
How these codes cluster
Every Altoona ZIP code begins 500. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of Iowa. Statewide that range covers 68 ZIP codes, so Altoona accounts for 1% of it.
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Area codes covering Altoona
ZIP codes and area codes are separate systems — one routes mail, the other routes calls — and they do not share boundaries. The code below serves the same ground Altoona occupies.
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Where Altoona's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Altoona
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Bondurant Iowa ZIP codes | 3.5 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Pleasant Hill Iowa ZIP codes | 3.8 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Mitchellville Iowa ZIP codes | 6.0 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Ankeny Iowa ZIP codes | 8.3 mi | 2 ZIP codes |
| Des Moines Iowa ZIP codes | 8.6 mi | 57 ZIP codes |
| Carlisle Iowa ZIP codes | 9.5 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Elkhart Iowa ZIP codes | 10 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Runnells Iowa ZIP codes | 11 mi | 1 ZIP code |
Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.