ZIP Code 50316
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)
16,188
population
$53,090
median household income
4,538
people / sq mi
$137,300
median home value
$963
median gross rent
31.7
median age
6,002
housing units
5,427
households
3.6
land area (sq mi)
Key places in 50316
- Grand View University university
- Martin Luther King Jr. Park park
- Redhead Park park
- Stewart Square Park park
- Humphrey Center historic
- Rees Gabriel House historic
Points of interest
- grocery
- fast_food
- bank
Brands
- McDonald's (2)
- Arby's (1)
- Burger King (1)
- Dairy Queen (1)
- Dunkin' (1)
- Hardee's (1)
- KFC (1)
- Subway (1)
- Taco John's (1)
- Wendy's (1)
- Wingstop (1)