Patterson Iowa ZIP Codes
Patterson holds a single ZIP code.
Every ZIP code in Patterson
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 50218 | Madison 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We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP.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 Patterson codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Patterson. 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 Patterson ZIP code begins 502. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of Iowa. Statewide that range covers 65 ZIP codes, so Patterson accounts for 2% of it.
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Area codes covering Patterson
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 Patterson occupies.
Patterson Iowa area codes in full →
Where Patterson's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Patterson
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Bevington Iowa ZIP codes | 4.9 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Winterset Iowa ZIP codes | 7.3 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Martensdale Iowa ZIP codes | 7.4 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Truro Iowa ZIP codes | 9.7 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Cumming Iowa ZIP codes | 11 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Van Meter Iowa ZIP codes | 13 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Norwalk Iowa ZIP codes | 13 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| New Virginia Iowa ZIP codes | 14 mi | 1 ZIP code |
Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.