Zip lookup · IA

50257
Truro, Iowa.

Truro, Madison County, IA · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro · population 914

What it costs per month · 50257 $1,536/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$833 (+119%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $8,572 +3%
$284,040$292,612 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $62,936 +27%
$229,675$292,612 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 50257 $1,536 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 50257$1,536
  • 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 50257 rose 3.0% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 3 counties: Madison County, IA 76% · Clarke County, IA 20% · Warren County, IA 4%

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

Typical home value $292,612 as of Sep 2026
+3.0%year on year

Typical home value — 50257

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 50257 $292,612 Des Moines $292,513 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 50257$292,612
  • Des Moines$292,513
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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5.7 50222 Peru 328 — $330,070
7.6 50240 Saint Charles 2,393 — $398,056
7.9 50210 New Virginia 1,487 — $360,009
11.8 50213 Osceola 7,489 $1,066 $191,882
12.1 50174 Murray 1,259 — $168,120
12.3 50149 Lorimor 883 — $267,973
13.2 50229 Prole 1,585 — $492,554
13.9 50160 Martensdale 569 — $221,352
14.3 50273 Winterset 8,950 — $294,563
17.0 50275 Woodburn 506 — $255,132
17.2 50125 Indianola 20,121 $1,034 $313,775
17.9 50254 Thayer 296 — $257,017
19.7 50261 Van Meter 3,399 — $424,639
19.9 50151 Lucas 727 — $263,236

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