Postal labels for ZIP 50309
- Des Moines, IA · Source county label: Polk
These are sourced postal labels, not USPS validation or a statement that every address is residential. Census ZIP Business Patterns and GeoNames can retain multiple names for one code.
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What the local source records show
The 2020 ZCTA 50309 intersects Des Moines city in Polk County. Iowa's Map v6 explanation allows a served classification to include locations with earlier infrastructure awards before service was delivered. That makes the classification's definition essential when comparing a Des Moines planning result with an actual provider response.
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The geography vintage is 2020. The public source records support this geographic interpretation; they do not confirm service at a household.
2020 Census boundaries for ZCTA 50309
This statistical area has positive-land intersections with 1 county-equivalent and 1 named Census place. Its state identifiers are IA.
County intersections
- Polk County (Census 19153)
Named-place intersections
- Des Moines city (Census 1921000)
A ZCTA is not a current postal route or a provider service area. Even a tiny land intersection counts; these relationships do not measure households, network coverage or the share of this ZIP that can order a plan.
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Sources and limitations
- www.census.gov/data/datasets/2023/econ/cbp/2023-cbp.html
- www.geonames.org/
- www.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/guidance/geo-areas/zctas.html
- www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/tab20_zcta520_county20_natl.txt
- www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/tab20_zcta520_place20_natl.txt
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov/data-download/nationwide-data
- dom.iowa.gov/broadband/broadband-availability-map-v6
Postal labels combine 2023 Census ZIP Business Patterns and GeoNames, with casing normalized by Tarheel Connect. GeoNames data is used under CC BY 4.0. Boundaries are positive-land intersections from the 2020 Census relationship files. FCC company reports concern the entire named geography and are separate from live provider eligibility. No household addresses or customer records are included.
