Census place · GEOID 1983910 · Dallas County
West Des Moines, IA ZIP codes
6 ZIP/ZCTAs intersecting this Census place in Dallas County.
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2019–2023 5-year (vintage 2023). Geography: Census place West Des Moines (GEOID 1983910). Methodology
Combined population of ZIP/ZCTAs intersecting this place: 90,983 (6 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 West Des Moines, IA

ZIP/ZCTA overlap with West Des Moines
Population overlap
Share of each ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within West Des Moines, based on ZIP Code Database place-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census-place population.
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 West Des Moines
| ZIP | City | County | Population | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50038 | Booneville | Dallas County | 228 | $79,479 |
| 50061 | Cumming | Warren County | 2,327 | $130,250 |
| 50261 | Van Meter | Dallas County | 3,105 | $150,341 |
| 50265 | West Des Moines | Polk County | 33,061 | $84,588 |
| 50266 | West Des Moines | Dallas County | 36,770 | $85,282 |
| 50312 | Des Moines | Polk County | 15,492 | $82,720 |
USPS associates these ZIPs with West Des Moines
These codes list West Des Moines as a primary or acceptable city. They are not used for the ACS headline.
| ZIP | City | County | Population | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50398 | Urbandale | Polk County | — | — |