Zip lookup · IA

50268
What Cheer, Iowa.

What Cheer, Keokuk County, IA · Oskaloosa, IA metro · population 908

What it costs per month · 50268 $585/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$184 (+46%) since Feb 2022.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $6,599 +6%
$104,828$111,427 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 50268 $585 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 50268$585
  • United States$1,922

Typical home values in zip 50268 rose 6.3% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Keokuk County, IA 82% · Mahaska County, IA 18%

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

Typical home value $111,427 as of Sep 2026
+6.3%year on year

Typical home value — 50268

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 50268 $111,427 Oskaloosa $200,928 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2022 2024 2026
  • 50268$111,427
  • Oskaloosa$200,928
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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5.8 50136 Keswick 376 — $140,740
6.3 52550 Delta 552 — $118,987
6.9 52586 Rose Hill 600 — $233,549
7.3 50027 Barnes City 148 — $138,496
10.6 52591 Sigourney 2,721 — $142,558
11.8 52222 Deep River 631 — $230,988
13.5 52561 Fremont 1,112 — $176,061
14.4 50207 New Sharon 2,325 — $228,367
14.9 50171 Montezuma 2,524 — $285,812
15.5 52595 University Park 545 — $159,179
16.0 52231 Harper 539 — $150,260
16.1 52335 South English 644 — $175,384
16.3 52221 Guernsey 332 — $208,729
16.4 52543 Cedar 541 — $281,632
16.6 52316 North English 1,597 — $182,467
16.8 52563 Hedrick 1,602 — $168,284
18.1 52577 Oskaloosa 14,585 — $190,784
18.6 52576 Ollie 371 — $122,765
18.9 52534 Beacon 321 — $136,297

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