Zip lookup · IA

50072
Earlham, Iowa.

Earlham, Dallas County, IA · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro · population 2,979

What it costs per month · 50072 $1,901/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,025 (+117%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $3,953 +1%
$358,262$362,214 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $78,319 +28%
$283,896$362,214 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 50072 $1,901 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 50072$1,901
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 14 years.

Typical home values in zip 50072 rose 1.1% over the past year — in step with the nation.

This zip spans 2 counties: Madison County, IA 75% · Dallas County, IA 25%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Earlham, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $362,214 as of Sep 2026
+1.1%year on year

Typical home value — 50072

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 50072 $362,214 Des Moines $292,513 United States $366,157
$200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 50072$362,214
  • Des Moines$292,513
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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5.9 50069 De Soto 1,109 — $259,135
6.1 50070 Dexter 1,221 — $240,185
10.3 50261 Van Meter 3,399 — $424,639
10.3 50273 Winterset 8,950 — $294,563
10.6 50003 Adel 9,948 $1,094 $402,637
10.9 50233 Redfield 1,406 — $223,810
11.4 50250 Stuart 2,832 — $228,117
15.5 50263 Waukee 29,611 $1,632 $343,051
15.7 50164 Menlo 682 — $222,747
16.0 50146 Linden 577 — $288,354
17.0 50061 Cumming 2,123 — $605,442
17.3 50266 West Des Moines 37,523 $1,368 $334,561
18.3 50063 Dallas Center 2,720 — $330,034
18.7 50849 Greenfield 2,374 — $190,018
18.9 50229 Prole 1,585 — $492,554
19.5 50325 Clive 19,012 $1,857 $434,039
19.5 50167 Minburn 592 — $283,798
19.5 50222 Peru 328 — $330,070
19.5 50323 Urbandale 17,265 $2,075 $457,873
19.7 50216 Panora 2,786 — $498,595

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.