Zip lookup · IA

50662
Oelwein, Iowa.

Oelwein, Fayette County, IA · population 6,576

What it costs per month · 50662 $580/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$282 (+94%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $343 +0%
$110,149$110,492 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $22,932 +26%
$87,560$110,492 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 50662 $580 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 50662$580
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 15 years.

Typical home values in zip 50662 rose 0.3% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Fayette County, IA 94% · Buchanan County, IA 6%

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

Asking rent $928 as of Jul 2026
Typical home value $110,492 as of Sep 2026
+0.3%year on year

Asking rent — 50662

Against the metro metro and the national benchmark.

$1,000 $1,250 $1,500 $1,750 2026 50662 $928 United States $1,926
$1,000 $1,250 $1,500 $1,750 2026
  • 50662$928
  • United States$1,926

Typical home value — 50662

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 50662 $110,492 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 50662$110,492
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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6.1 50655 Maynard 739 — $176,608
6.3 50641 Hazleton 1,950 — $170,350
7.2 50671 Stanley 182 — $230,765
7.3 50681 Westgate 481 — $198,233
8.1 50629 Fairbank 2,082 — $267,425
10.9 50607 Aurora 403 — $231,820
12.0 52142 Fayette 1,890 — $173,673
13.4 50606 Arlington 803 — $242,901
14.1 50626 Dunkerton 1,468 — $238,919
14.2 50674 Sumner 3,446 — $211,444
14.6 50644 Independence 8,419 $888 $210,228
14.9 50668 Readlyn 1,216 — $223,780
15.0 50650 Lamont 648 — $179,689
17.8 52169 Wadena 367 — $234,601
18.2 52147 Hawkeye 911 — $200,167
18.2 50648 Jesup 4,269 — $263,984
19.0 50676 Tripoli 2,017 — $172,983

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