Independence Iowa ZIP Codes
Independence holds a single ZIP code.
Every ZIP code in Independence
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 50644 | Buchanan 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We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP.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 Independence codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Independence. 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 Independence ZIP code begins 506. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of Iowa. Statewide that range covers 70 ZIP codes, so Independence accounts for 1% of it.
Every Iowa ZIP prefix and the region it covers →
Area codes covering Independence
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 Independence occupies.
Independence Iowa area codes in full →
Where Independence's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Independence
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Rowley Iowa ZIP codes | 7.1 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Jesup Iowa ZIP codes | 8.3 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Winthrop Iowa ZIP codes | 8.5 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Quasqueton Iowa ZIP codes | 8.8 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Hazleton Iowa ZIP codes | 11 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Brandon Iowa ZIP codes | 11 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Stanley Iowa ZIP codes | 13 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Walker Iowa ZIP codes | 14 mi | 1 ZIP code |
Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.