Zip lookup · IA

50801
Creston, Iowa.

Creston, Union County, IA · population 9,034

What it costs per month · 50801 $804/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$416 (+107%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $4,399 +3%
$148,820$153,219 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $31,273 +26%
$121,947$153,219 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 50801 $804 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 50801$804
  • 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 50801 rose 3.0% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 3 counties: Union County, IA 69% · Adams County, IA 21% · Adair County, IA 11%

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

Typical home value $153,219 as of Sep 2026
+3.0%year on year

Typical home value — 50801

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 50801 $153,219 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 50801$153,219
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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11.2 50830 Afton 1,846 — $207,842
14.3 50851 Lenox 2,193 — $156,274
15.2 50849 Greenfield 2,374 — $190,018
16.9 50149 Lorimor 883 — $267,973
17.9 50254 Thayer 296 — $257,017
18.4 50846 Fontanelle 1,276 — $180,029
19.9 50841 Corning 2,340 — $145,241

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