Zip lookup · IA

50651
La Porte City, Iowa.

La Porte City, Black Hawk County, IA · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro · population 3,147

What it costs per month · 50651 $1,253/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$647 (+107%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $6,150 +3%
$232,622$238,772 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $55,112 +30%
$183,660$238,772 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 50651 $1,253 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 50651$1,253
  • 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 50651 rose 2.6% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 3 counties: Black Hawk County, IA 72% · Benton County, IA 26% · Tama County, IA 3%

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

Typical home value $238,772 as of Sep 2026
+2.6%year on year

Typical home value — 50651

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 50651 $238,772 Waterloo $197,585 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 50651$238,772
  • Waterloo$197,585
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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6.6 50634 Gilbertville 761 — $213,740
6.8 52313 Mount Auburn 480 — $248,240
9.8 50701 Waterloo 30,232 $1,014 $185,752
9.9 50612 Buckingham 369 — $357,163
10.0 52210 Brandon 958 — $240,069
10.3 50667 Raymond 899 — $239,673
10.4 50648 Jesup 4,269 — $263,984
10.9 50702 Waterloo 20,882 $861 $149,921
11.4 50707 Evansdale 7,784 — $155,983
12.1 52224 Dysart 2,141 — $248,120
12.3 52229 Garrison 678 — $274,139
14.3 50643 Hudson 3,027 — $278,364
14.4 52349 Vinton 7,737 — $241,104
16.1 50703 Waterloo 17,952 $880 $93,355
17.2 52345 Urbana 1,609 — $270,265
17.2 50675 Traer 2,198 — $176,550
17.8 52329 Rowley 671 — $249,961
17.9 50626 Dunkerton 1,468 — $238,919
18.8 50644 Independence 8,419 $888 $210,228
20.0 52217 Clutier 573 — $195,913

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