Zip lookup · IA

50143
Leighton, Iowa.

Leighton, Mahaska County, IA · Oskaloosa, IA metro · population 538

What it costs per month · 50143 $1,556/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$708 (+84%) since Feb 2022.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $29,257 +11%
$267,101$296,359 since Sep 2025

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 50143 $1,556 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 50143$1,556
  • United States$1,922

Typical home values in zip 50143 rose 11.0% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Mahaska County, IA 99% · Marion County, IA 1%

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

Typical home value $296,359 as of Sep 2026
+11.0%year on year

Typical home value — 50143

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 50143 $296,359 Oskaloosa $200,928 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2024 2026
  • 50143$296,359
  • Oskaloosa$200,928
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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7.7 50219 Pella 14,416 $1,052 $358,953
7.8 52534 Beacon 321 — $136,297
7.8 50256 Tracy 643 — $186,554
7.9 50119 Harvey 392 — $167,725
8.7 52577 Oskaloosa 14,585 — $190,784
10.2 52595 University Park 545 — $159,179
10.4 50207 New Sharon 2,325 — $228,367
10.7 50044 Bussey 901 — $176,093
14.8 50116 Hamilton 261 — $187,726
15.3 52553 Eddyville 1,846 — $189,248
15.7 50214 Otley 719 — $354,596
16.1 50251 Sully 1,365 — $261,528
16.1 50138 Knoxville 11,117 $906 $208,635
16.2 50153 Lynnville 890 — $292,779
16.2 50242 Searsboro 326 — $233,971
17.2 52586 Rose Hill 600 — $233,549
17.3 50232 Reasnor 569 — $244,987
17.4 50150 Lovilia 736 — $147,190
17.6 52543 Cedar 541 — $281,632
19.2 50027 Barnes City 148 — $138,496

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