ZIP codes in Story County
24 ZIPs touch Story County, Iowa. The blue dashed line is the county border; orange ZIPs reach into it.
24
ZIP codes
15
cross the county line
115,235
people in these ZIPs
99
counties in IA
Most people
Story County ZIP list
More counties in Iowa
- Poweshiek County17
- Ringgold County12
- Sac County16
- Scott County25
- Shelby County19
- Sioux County18
- Tama County19
- Taylor County11
- Union County11
- Van Buren County13
- Wapello County12
- Warren County21
Questions people actually ask
How many ZIP codes are in Story County, Iowa?
24 ZIP codes reach into Story County, including 1 PO Box or single-address ZIPs placed by the town they serve. 15 of them are only partly in the county and also cover a neighboring county.
Which ZIP code in Story County has the most people?
50010 (Ames) has about 33,799 residents, the most of any ZIP touching Story County, in the Census Bureau’s ACS 2020–2024 estimates.
Can a ZIP code be in Story 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 Story 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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Updated 2026-11-10 · Where the data comes from