Zip lookup · IA

50598
Whittemore, Iowa.

Whittemore, Kossuth County, IA · population 818

What it costs per month · 50598 $871/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$362 (+71%) since Feb 2022.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $11,368 +7%
$154,583$165,951 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 50598 $871 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 50598$871
  • United States$1,922

Typical home values in zip 50598 rose 7.4% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Kossuth County, IA 70% · Palo Alto County, IA 30%

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

Typical home value $165,951 as of Sep 2026
+7.4%year on year

Typical home value — 50598

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 50598 $165,951 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2024 2026
  • 50598$165,951
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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7.3 50528 Cylinder 366 — $214,735
7.5 50597 West Bend 1,341 — $199,443
10.1 50511 Algona 7,240 — $184,895
10.1 50559 Lone Rock 289 — $189,967
10.7 50539 Fenton 444 — $120,983
13.8 50522 Burt 705 — $121,383
13.9 50562 Mallard 377 — $155,588
14.3 50536 Emmetsburg 4,207 — $169,119
14.5 50519 Bode 765 — $143,095
16.6 50578 Ringsted 633 — $178,111
17.3 50581 Rolfe 809 — $70,615
17.8 50517 Bancroft 833 — $158,332
18.0 50560 Lu Verne 732 — $163,992
19.5 50558 Livermore 653 — $126,937
19.7 51342 Graettinger 1,385 — $168,274

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