Zip lookup · IA

50846
Fontanelle, Iowa.

Fontanelle, Adair County, IA · population 1,276

What it costs per month · 50846 $945/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$528 (+127%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $15,605 +9%
$164,423$180,029 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $41,479 +30%
$138,550$180,029 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 50846 $945 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 50846$945
  • 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 50846 rose 9.5% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

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

Typical home value $180,029 as of Sep 2026
+9.5%year on year

Typical home value — 50846

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 50846 $180,029 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2020 2022 2024 2026
  • 50846$180,029
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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8.7 50849 Greenfield 2,374 — $190,018
11.8 50853 Massena 716 — $169,905
12.8 50020 Anita 1,197 — $168,411
14.1 50048 Casey 562 — $203,026
14.5 50002 Adair 1,496 — $201,282
15.1 50164 Menlo 682 — $222,747
15.8 50274 Wiota 234 — $204,123
16.7 50250 Stuart 2,832 — $228,117
17.3 50843 Cumberland 540 — $181,857
18.4 50801 Creston 9,034 — $153,219
19.8 50070 Dexter 1,221 — $240,185

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