ZIP codes in Palo Alto County

14 ZIPs touch Palo Alto County, Iowa. The blue dashed line is the county border; orange ZIPs reach into it.

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How many ZIP codes are in Palo Alto County, Iowa?

14 ZIP codes reach into Palo Alto County. 11 of them are only partly in the county and also cover a neighboring county.

Which ZIP code in Palo Alto County has the most people?

50536 (Emmetsburg) has about 4,207 residents, the most of any ZIP touching Palo Alto County, in the Census Bureau’s ACS 2020–2024 estimates.

Can a ZIP code be in Palo Alto County and another county?

Yes. ZIP codes follow mail routes, not county lines. Rows marked with a percentage show how much of that ZIP’s land is in Palo Alto County. For one address, pin the exact spot on the ZIP finder to see its county.

Where does this list come from?

ZIP areas and their county overlaps come from the Census Bureau’s 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area to county relationship file. PO Box ZIPs have no area, so each is placed in the county of the ZIP area nearest the town it serves.

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