ZIP Code 50312
About Des Moines
Des Moines is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is named after the Des Moines River, likely derived from the French Rivière des Moines meaning 'River of the Monks'. The city was incorporated in 1851 as Fort Des Moines and shortened to Des Moines in 1857. Its population was 214,133 at the 2020 census. The six-county Des Moines metropolitan area has an estimated 750,000 residents, the largest metropolitan area located entirely in Iowa. It is the county seat of Polk County, with parts south of County Line Road extending into Warren County.
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Area Profile
US Census (ACS 5-year · Gazetteer)
15,492
population
$82,720
median household income
2,752
people / sq mi
$274,400
median home value
$1,057
median gross rent
40.5
median age
8,285
housing units
7,771
households
5.6
land area (sq mi)
Key places in 50312
- Des Moines Art Center museum
- Salisbury House museum
- Des Moines Community Playhouse theatre
- Des Moines University university
- Greenwood Park park
- Albert Baird Cummins House historic
- Bryn Mawr Apartments historic
- Byron and Ivan Boyd House historic
- Crawford House historic
- Grand Trees Apartments historic
Points of interest
- grocery
- coffee
- pharmacy
- fast_food
- bank
- gym
Brands
- Bank of America (1)
- Caribou Coffee (1)
- McDonald's (1)
- Papa John's (1)
- Price Chopper (1)
- Qdoba (1)
- Starbucks (1)
- Subway (1)
- Taco John's (1)
- U.S. Bank (1)
- Walgreens (1)
- Wells Fargo (1)