Van Meter Iowa ZIP Codes
Van Meter holds a single ZIP code.
Every ZIP code in Van Meter
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 50261 | Dallas 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We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP.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 Van Meter codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Van Meter. 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 Van Meter 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 Van Meter accounts for 2% of it.
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Area codes covering Van Meter
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 Van Meter occupies.
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Where Van Meter's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Van Meter
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| De Soto Iowa ZIP codes | 3.5 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Waukee Iowa ZIP codes | 5.5 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Adel Iowa ZIP codes | 6.8 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| West Des Moines Iowa ZIP codes | 8.6 mi | 2 ZIP codes |
| Earlham Iowa ZIP codes | 9.4 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Clive Iowa ZIP codes | 9.7 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Cumming Iowa ZIP codes | 9.8 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Dallas Center Iowa ZIP codes | 11 mi | 1 ZIP code |
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