Zip lookup · IA

50538
Farnhamville, Iowa.

Farnhamville, Calhoun County, IA · population 661

What it costs per month · 50538 $641/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$338 (+111%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $3,764 +3%
$118,404$122,168 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $28,288 +30%
$93,880$122,168 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 50538 $641 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 50538$641
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 13 years.

Typical home values in zip 50538 rose 3.2% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Calhoun County, IA 93% · Webster County, IA 7%

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

Typical home value $122,168 as of Sep 2026
+3.2%year on year

Typical home value — 50538

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 50538 $122,168 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 50538$122,168
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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6.4 50543 Gowrie 1,420 — $166,947
6.4 51453 Lohrville 500 — $121,095
9.1 50523 Callender 682 — $162,624
9.2 50050 Churdan 712 — $182,750
11.9 50566 Moorland 325 — $191,984
12.1 50217 Paton 561 — $203,622
12.9 50579 Rockwell City 3,034 — $153,008
13.5 50544 Harcourt 565 — $150,435
15.6 51449 Lake City 1,950 — $150,470
15.9 50518 Barnum 365 — $200,876
17.0 50569 Otho 551 — $126,576
17.5 50563 Manson 2,505 — $194,855
18.9 50501 Fort Dodge 28,823 $804 $129,556
18.9 50129 Jefferson 5,014 — $176,970
19.8 51462 Scranton 1,049 — $185,932
19.9 50530 Dayton 1,090 — $152,649

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