West Des Moines Iowa ZIP Codes
West Des Moines holds 2 ZIP codes, all inside one county and one postal prefix.
Every ZIP code in West Des Moines
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 50265 | Polk County |
| 50266 | 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We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP.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 West Des Moines codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for West Des Moines. 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 West Des Moines 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 West Des Moines accounts for 3% of it.
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Area codes covering West Des Moines
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 West Des Moines occupies.
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Where West Des Moines's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near West Des Moines
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Clive Iowa ZIP codes | 4.5 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Cumming Iowa ZIP codes | 4.6 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Windsor Heights Iowa ZIP codes | 5.2 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Waukee Iowa ZIP codes | 5.9 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Urbandale Iowa ZIP codes | 6.0 mi | 3 ZIP codes |
| Norwalk Iowa ZIP codes | 6.4 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Van Meter Iowa ZIP codes | 8.6 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Grimes Iowa ZIP codes | 8.9 mi | 1 ZIP code |
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