Zip lookup · IA

50540
Fonda, Iowa.

Fonda, Pocahontas County, IA · population 998

What it costs per month · 50540 $577/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$209 (+57%) since Feb 2022.

What the home itself did
1 year
Down $4,300 -4%
$114,232$109,932 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 50540 $577 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 50540$577
  • United States$1,922

Typical home values in zip 50540 fell 3.8% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 3 counties: Pocahontas County, IA 73% · Calhoun County, IA 25% · Sac County, IA 3%

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

Typical home value $109,932 as of Sep 2026
-3.8%year on year

Typical home value — 50540

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 50540 $109,932 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2022 2024 2026
  • 50540$109,932
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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7.7 50575 Pomeroy 696 — $97,557
7.9 50568 Newell 1,384 — $166,717
10.9 50574 Pocahontas 2,132 — $115,932
12.4 50561 Lytton 585 — $144,995
13.2 50510 Albert City 1,042 — $152,811
13.4 50571 Palmer 273 — $134,084
13.9 50583 Sac City 2,288 — $148,738
16.8 50563 Manson 2,505 — $194,855
16.9 50588 Storm Lake 13,431 — $193,666
17.0 50554 Laurens 1,653 — $75,798
17.7 50579 Rockwell City 3,034 — $153,008
18.2 50546 Havelock 356 — $135,429
19.3 50535 Early 1,198 — $154,398
19.7 50565 Marathon 380 — $107,884

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