ZIP code 50265: West Des Moines, IA

ZIP code 50265 is in West Des Moines, in Polk County (99%) and Warren County (0.6%), Iowa. It is in Iowa's 3rd congressional district (99%) and Iowa's 1st congressional district (0.6%). Its state senate districts are State Senate District 16 (99%) and State Senate District 11 (0.6%); its state house districts are State House District 31 (67%), State House District 32 (33%) and State House District 22 (0.6%).

32,187residents (2020 Census)

19.3 sq miland area

1cities and towns

2congressional districts

14voting precincts

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City and county

City or town	Share of ZIP residents
West Des Moines	100%

County	Share of ZIP residents
Polk County	99%
Warren County	0.6%

Town or county subdivision	Share of ZIP residents
Walnut township	98%
Bloomfield township	1.8%
Linn township	0.6%

Congressional districts

Congressional district	Share of ZIP residents
Iowa's 3rd congressional district (IA-03)	99%
Iowa's 1st congressional district (IA-01)	0.6%

This ZIP is split between districts. A mailing address in it could be in either; the map or locate_point gives the district for an exact address.

Elected officials

Office	Member	Contact	Share of residents
U.S. Representative (IA-03)	Zachary Nunn (R)	202-225-5476	99%
U.S. Representative (IA-01)	Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)	202-225-6576	0.6%
U.S. Senator	Chuck Grassley (R)	202-224-3744 · contact form	statewide
U.S. Senator	Joni Ernst (R)	202-224-3254 · contact form	statewide
State Senator (State Senate District 16)	Renee Hardman (Democratic)		99%
State Representative (State House District 31)	Mary Madison (Democratic)		67%
State Representative (State House District 32)	Jennifer Konfrst (Democratic)		33%
State Representative (State House District 22)	Samantha Fett (R)		0.6%

Officials serving now (members of Congress until January 3, 2027). Sources: State legislators: Open States (public domain); Members of Congress: the @unitedstates project, congress-legislators (CC0).

Local government

West Des Moines website: https://www.wdm.iowa.gov/
West Des Moines laws: search for the West Des Moines, Iowa code of ordinances
Polk County website: https://www.polkcountyiowa.gov/
Polk County laws: search for the Polk County, Iowa code of ordinances
Warren County website: https://www.warrencountyia.gov/
Warren County laws: search for the Warren County, Iowa code of ordinances

State legislative districts

State senate district	Share of ZIP residents
State Senate District 16	99%
State Senate District 11	0.6%

State house district	Share of ZIP residents
State House District 31	67%
State House District 32	33%
State House District 22	0.6%

Voting precincts

14 voting precincts overlap ZIP 50265. Map them, with each precinct's share of the ZIP's residents.

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ZIP 50265 here is the Census Bureau's ZIP Code Tabulation Area, which approximates the USPS ZIP Code; PO-box-only ZIPs have none. Districts are the maps in force for the November 3, 2026 election.