ZIP Code 50315
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)
35,349
population
$62,036
median household income
3,433
people / sq mi
$164,000
median home value
$977
median gross rent
36.8
median age
16,579
housing units
15,395
households
10.3
land area (sq mi)
Key places in 50315
- Columbus Park park
- Fort Des Moines Park park
- Jordan Park park
- MacRae Park park
- Sayers Park park
- Stone Park park
- Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center historic
- Saint Anthony's Church historic
- Southwest Fifth Street Bridge historic
Points of interest
- grocery
- coffee
- gas
- pharmacy
- fast_food
Brands
- Dairy Queen (2)
- Domino's (1)
- Hardee's (1)
- Hy-Vee (1)
- KFC (1)
- Papa John's (1)
- Starbucks (1)
- Taco John's (1)