Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,934
| This zip code: | $37,934 | | Iowa: | $47,292 |
Nearest zip codes: 50858, 50830, 50861, 50851, 50859, 50155.
Housing units in zip code 50801 with a mortgage: 1,275 (77 second mortgage, 73 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 950
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $849
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $378
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 13.3% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.3% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.1 | | State: | 4.2 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 50801 include: United Church of Christ (A), Christian Science Reading Room (B), Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (C), Church of Christ (D), Trinity Lutheran Church (E), Presbyterian Church (F), United Methodist Church (G), Crest Baptist Church (H), Solid Rock Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Jerusalem Cemetery (1), Evergreen Cemetery (2), Rose Hill Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in zip code 50801: Twelve Mile Lake Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post offices: Cromwell Post Office (A), Creston Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 70
- 1995 to 1998: 133
- 1990 to 1994: 133
- 1980 to 1989: 281
- 1970 to 1979: 547
- 1960 to 1969: 445
- 1950 to 1959: 460
- 1940 to 1949: 284
- 1939 or earlier: 1,878
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Creston, IA (50801): |
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- no bedroom: 4
- 1 bedrooms: 45
- 2 bedrooms: 712
- 3 bedrooms: 1,364
- 4 bedrooms: 504
- 5 or more bedrooms: 103
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 74
- 1 bedrooms: 453
- 2 bedrooms: 393
- 3 bedrooms: 226
- 4 bedrooms: 56
- 5 or more bedrooms: 10
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Vehicles available in 50801 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 100
- 1 vehicle: 616
- 2 vehicles: 1,260
- 3 vehicles: 509
- 4 vehicles: 183
- 5 or more vehicles: 64
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 217
- 1 vehicle: 643
- 2 vehicles: 251
- 3 vehicles: 82
- 4 vehicles: 12
- 5 or more vehicles: 7
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 50801:
- Less than $10,000: 59
- $10,000 to $14,999: 30
- $15,000 to $19,999: 37
- $20,000 to $24,999: 48
- $25,000 to $29,999: 58
- $30,000 to $34,999: 73
- $35,000 to $39,999: 80
- $40,000 to $49,999: 198
- $50,000 to $59,999: 229
- $60,000 to $69,999: 201
- $70,000 to $79,999: 197
- $80,000 to $89,999: 184
- $90,000 to $99,999: 163
- $100,000 to $124,999: 361
- $125,000 to $149,999: 409
- $150,000 to $174,999: 129
- $175,000 to $199,999: 67
- $200,000 to $249,999: 69
- $250,000 to $299,999: 29
- $300,000 to $399,999: 68
- $400,000 to $499,999: 16
- $500,000 to $749,999: 13
- $750,000 to $999,999: 5
- $1,000,000 or more: 21
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 50801:
- Less than $100: 63
- $100 to $149: 29
- $150 to $199: 44
- $200 to $249: 87
- $250 to $299: 169
- $300 to $349: 191
- $350 to $399: 98
- $400 to $449: 78
- $500 to $549: 22
- $700 to $749: 11
- No cash rent: 89
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $17,376.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $84,727
- Asian householders: $78,982
- Two or more races householders: $39,491
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $88,092 (it was $61,800 in 2000)
| 50801: | $88,092 | | Iowa: | $117,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $51,213 - $123,802
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $113,299| Here: | $113,299 | | State: | $150,000 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $103,408| Here: | $103,408 | | State: | $158,666 |
In 2-unit structures: $109,531| Here: | $109,531 | | State: | $134,477 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $111,310| Here: | $111,310 | | State: | $127,528 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $39,671| Here: | $39,671 | | State: | $124,442 |
Mobile homes: $48,164| Here: | $48,164 | | State: | $29,315 |
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,284
- One, attached: 43
- Two: 182
- 3 or 4: 341
- 5 to 9: 120
- 10 to 19: 51
- 20 to 49: 28
- 50 or more: 16
- Mobile homes: 166

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,758 (82%)
- Carpooled: 398 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 78 (2%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
- Bicycle: 13 (0%)
- Walked: 130 (3%)
- Other means: 21 (0%)
- Worked at home: 165 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 491
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1843
- 10 to 14 minutes: 976
- 15 to 19 minutes: 362
- 20 to 24 minutes: 185
- 25 to 29 minutes: 46
- 30 to 34 minutes: 162
- 35 to 39 minutes: 23
- 40 to 44 minutes: 35
- 45 to 59 minutes: 77
- 60 to 89 minutes: 111
- 90 or more minutes: 93
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 86.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 8,988
- In family households: 7,306 (1,961 male householders, 513 female householders)
2,098 spouses, 2,515 children (2,273 natural, 78 adopted, 164 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 43 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 27 other relatives, 107 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,682 (607 male householders (508 living alone)), 890 female householders (808 living alone)), 185 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 230 (156 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,251 2-persons, 464 3-persons, 481 4-persons, 211 5-persons, 44 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,316 1-person, 164 2-persons, 17 3-persons.
1,487 married couples with children.
534 single-parent households (104 men, 430 women).
97.6% of residents of 50801 zip code speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% very well, 21% well, 10% not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% very well, 14% well, 14% not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% very well, 5% well, 28% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 93 (1.0%)
(61.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.0% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (24%)
- Mexico (20%)
- Canada (19%)
- Vietnam (12%)
- Thailand (10%)
- Germany (6%)
- Philippines (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 30
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 20
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 18
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 25
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White population: 8,953
Black population: 28
American Indian population: 25
Asian population: 27
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 29
Two or more races population: 53

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 1739 |
|  United States or American: 1048 |
|  English: 744 |
|  Irish: 659 |
|  Other groups: 342 |
|  Dutch: 182 |
|  Swedish: 177 |
|  French (except Basque): 173 |
|  Norwegian: 171 |
|  Scottish: 148 |
|  Danish: 122 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 108 |
|  Czech: 85 |
|  Italian: 76 |
|  Polish: 59 |
|  European: 53 |
|  Northern European: 21 |
|  Lithuanian: 13 |
|  British: 12 |
|  Greek: 11 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 11 |
|  French Canadian: 10 |
|  Welsh: 10 |
|  Swiss: 8 |
|  Hungarian: 6 |
|  Scandinavian: 6 |
|  Canadian: 5 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 4 |
|  Albanian: 1 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CF PROCESSING (1310 E. HOWARD in CRESTON, IA)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2001-0255, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2001-0255, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: SOYBEAN OIL MILLS
Alternative names: CF PROCESSING, LLC
- CENTRAL IOWA PWR COOP-SUMMIT LAKE (1632 REA RD in CRESTON, IA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1991-0116, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
STATE MASTER (Iowa emission factors information)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS)
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES; COMBINATION UTILITIES
Organizations: CENTRAL IOWA POWER COOPERATIVE (PARENT CORPORATION)
Alternative names: CENTRAL IOWA POWER CO-OP, CENTRAL IOWA POWER COOPERATIVE, CENTRAL IOWA POWER COOP-CRESTON TRANS, CRESTON WATER SUPPLY, CRESTON WATER WORKS OFFICE
- CRESTON HIGH SCHOOL (601 W TOWNLINE in CRESTON, IA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-881503 109
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: CRESTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CRESTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- AMERICAN CONCRETE PRODUCTS INC (506 EAST MONTGOMERY STREET in CRESTON, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Organizations: OMG IOWA INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: SMITH CONCRETE PRODT
- BURTON R JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL (801 N ELM in CRESTON, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-881503 209
Organizations: CRESTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CRESTON ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL (614 N PINE ST in CRESTON, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-881503 118
Organizations: CRESTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CROMWELL, CITY OF (SOUTHERN IO (R.R.3, BOX 23 in CRESTON, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: SOUTHERN IOWA RURAL WATER ASSO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ARISPE,CITY OF-STP-(SOUTHERN I, CROMWELL (SOUTHERN IOWA RURAL
- DEBRUCE AG SERVICE INC (300 OSAGE ST in CRESTON, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: THE DEBRUCE COMPANIES (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BUNN-O-MATIC (900 EAST TOWNLINE STREET in CRESTON, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: FOOD PRODUCTS MACHINERY; SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY
- SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (1501 W. TOWNLINE ST in CRESTON, IA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- BLOCKTON CITY OF (SOUTHERN IA (SOUTH OF 312TH STREET, 2 MILES in CRESTON, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: BLOCKTON CITY OF SOUTHERN IA R, BLOCKTON CITY OF SOUTHERN IOWA RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION
- CRESTON CITY WATER TREATMENT P (116 WEST ADAMS STREET in CRESTON, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
- BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILWAY CO (ADAMS & PINE STS in CRESTON, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE RAILWAY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILYARDS
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 50801
- Super 8 Motel Creston, 804 W Taylor St, Creston, IA 50801, Phone: (641) 782-6541, Fax: (641) 782-6541
- Supertel Inn & Convention Center, 800 Laurel St, Creston, IA 50801, Phone: (641) 782-7873, Fax: (641) 782-7876
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 50801
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,712
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (74%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Wood (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 7318
- Northeast: 96
- Midwest: 1143
- South: 184
- West: 348
62% of the 50801 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Iowa.
Population in 1990: 9,548. Population change in the 1990s: -433 (-4.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 68
| Here: | 7.2% | | Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17
| Here: | 3.3% | | Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 40
| Here: | 8.1% | | Iowa: | 25.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (CRESTON, IA):
- BERRY BROS MASONRY INC (205 S PINE ST; small business)
$20,280 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2003-09-29. Completion date: 2003-07-11.
- INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIES INC (215 N WALNUT ST): $19,480 in 5 contracts from 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Custodial Janitorial Services by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $4,715; 2004: $4,808; 2005: $4,905; 2006: $5,052.
Biggest contracts:
$5,052 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2006-01-31. Completion date: 2008-01-31.
$4,905, same as above. Signed on 2005-01-03. Completion date: 2006-01-31.
$4,808, same as above. Signed on 2004-02-08. Completion date: 2004-01-31.
$4,715, same as above. Signed on 2003-01-04. Completion date: 2004-01-31.
- MIKE EBLEN (1420 CROMWELL RD; small business): $10,446 in 4 contracts from 2002 to 2004
$3,668 with Army for Snow Removal/Salt Service (also spreading aggregate or other snow melting material). Signed on 2004-11-04. Completion date: 2005-11-30.
$3,482, same as above. Signed on 2003-11-09. Completion date: 2004-11-30.
$3,296, same as above. Signed on 2002-12-11. Completion date: 2003-11-30.
$0, same as above. Signed on 2002-12-11. Completion date: 2003-11-30.
- GREEN VALLEY PEST CONTROL & LA (1430 150TH ST; small business): $8,879 in 6 contracts from 2003 to 2005
Contracts for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $2,387; 2004: $3,286; 2005: $3,206; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$2,486 with Army for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2005-03-03. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
$2,486, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-12. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
$2,387, same as above. Signed on 2003-03-02. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
$800, same as above. Signed on 2004-09-27. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
- K&K SNOW REMOVAL (1452 US HWY 34; small business)
$1,686 with Army for Snow Removal/Salt Service (also spreading aggregate or other snow melting material). Signed on 2005-12-02. Completion date: 2006-11-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 7)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (100-249: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 124 people in nursing homes
- 60 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 38 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 9 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
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