Census place · GEOID 1901855 · Story County
Ames, IA ZIP codes
5 ZIP/ZCTAs intersecting this Census place in Story County.
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2019–2023 5-year (vintage 2023). Geography: Census place Ames (GEOID 1901855). Methodology
Combined population of ZIP/ZCTAs intersecting this place: 79,356 (5 ZIPs).
Combined population of ZIP/ZCTAs intersecting this place. Each intersecting ZIP contributes its full ZCTA population; overlap percents are descriptive only. This is not the Census place ACS headline above. Methodology
Map of Ames, IA

ZIP/ZCTA overlap with Ames
Population overlap
Share of each ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within Ames, based on ZIP Code Database place-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census-place population.
- 5001094.8%
USPS primary city
- 50012100.0%
USPS primary city
- 50013100.0%
USPS primary city
- 5001492.0%
USPS primary city
- 502010.0%
ZIP Code Database place-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_place, keyed by place_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
ZIP codes intersecting Ames
| ZIP | City | County | Population | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50010 | Ames | Story County | 33,428 | $65,701 |
| 50012 | Ames | Story County | 1,950 | — |
| 50013 | Ames | Story County | 4,248 | — |
| 50014 | Ames | Story County | 31,429 | $57,372 |
| 50201 | Nevada | Story County | 8,301 | $81,989 |
USPS associates these ZIPs with Ames
These codes list Ames as a primary or acceptable city. They are not used for the ACS headline.
| ZIP | City | County | Population | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50011 | Ames | Story County | 1,299 | — |