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Des Moines Home Safety Rankings - 258 ZIPs

Name: Des Moines Home Safety Rankings - 258 ZIPs
Creator: ZipCheckup
Published: 2026-10-15
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Explore rankings under Home Safety Score model 4.0.0. Only ZIPs with all four required inputs are ranked; missing evidence is not imputed or reweighted.

Des Moines (Iowa) includes 258 tracked ZIP codes and 73 mapped community water systems; confirm service for a specific address. Below are the water quality rankings for metro ZIPs with all required inputs.

Average Home Safety Grade: C (66/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	0	0%
B	0	0%
C	31	100%
D	0	0%
F	0	0%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade
1	50007	Alleman	67	C
2	50021	Ankeny	67	C
3	50023	Ankeny	67	C
4	50035	Bondurant	67	C
5	50054	Colfax	67	C
6	50073	Elkhart	67	C
7	50226	Polk City	67	C
8	50243	Sheldahl	67	C
9	50265	West Des Moines	67	C
10	50309	Des Moines	67	C

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	50322	Urbandale	63	C	5 violations
2	50237	Runnells	64	C	6 violations
3	50111	Grimes	64	C	4 violations
4	50327	Pleasant Hill	65	C	3 violation(s)
5	50009	Altoona	65	C	5 violations
6	50131	Johnston	66	C	1 violation(s)
7	50109	Granger	66	C	1 violation(s)
8	50325	Clive	67	C	—
9	50324	Windsor Heights	67	C	—
10	50323	Urbandale	67	C	—

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Lead and Copper Rule	37	27
Copper	30	28
Consumer Confidence Report Rule	24	20
Gross Alpha	17	6
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)	12	12
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	12	12
Gross Beta	10	1
Surface Water Treatment Rule	8	4

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0025 mg/L (below EPA action level)
0 of 129 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
23% of housing built before 1950
40% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

Des Moines, IA — 50 ZIP codes
Ames, IA — 5 ZIP codes
Boone, IA — 3 ZIP codes
Urbandale, IA — 3 ZIP codes
Ankeny, IA — 2 ZIP codes
Melcher-dallas, IA — 2 ZIP codes
West Des Moines, IA — 2 ZIP codes
Ackworth, IA — 1 ZIP code
Adair, IA — 1 ZIP code
Adel, IA — 1 ZIP code
Albion, IA — 1 ZIP code
Alden, IA — 1 ZIP code
Alleman, IA — 1 ZIP code
Allerton, IA — 1 ZIP code
Altoona, IA — 1 ZIP code
Anita, IA — 1 ZIP code
Atlantic, IA — 1 ZIP code
Audubon, IA — 1 ZIP code
Bagley, IA — 1 ZIP code
Barnes City, IA — 1 ZIP code
Baxter, IA — 1 ZIP code
Bayard, IA — 1 ZIP code
Beaver, IA — 1 ZIP code
Berwick, IA — 1 ZIP code
Bevington, IA — 1 ZIP code
Blairsburg, IA — 1 ZIP code
Bondurant, IA — 1 ZIP code
Booneville, IA — 1 ZIP code
Bouton, IA — 1 ZIP code
Boxholm, IA — 1 ZIP code

...and 168 more cities

All 258 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	50007	Alleman	67	C	0
2	50021	Ankeny	67	C	0
3	50023	Ankeny	67	C	0
4	50035	Bondurant	67	C	0
5	50054	Colfax	67	C	0
6	50073	Elkhart	67	C	0
7	50226	Polk City	67	C	0
8	50243	Sheldahl	67	C	0
9	50265	West Des Moines	67	C	0
10	50309	Des Moines	67	C	0
11	50310	Des Moines	67	C	0
12	50311	Des Moines	67	C	0
13	50312	Des Moines	67	C	0
14	50313	Des Moines	67	C	0
15	50314	Des Moines	67	C	0
16	50315	Des Moines	67	C	0
17	50316	Des Moines	67	C	0
18	50317	Des Moines	67	C	2
19	50320	Des Moines	67	C	0
20	50321	Des Moines	67	C	0
21	50323	Urbandale	67	C	0
22	50324	Windsor Heights	67	C	0
23	50325	Clive	67	C	0
24	50109	Granger	66	C	1
25	50131	Johnston	66	C	1
26	50009	Altoona	65	C	5
27	50327	Pleasant Hill	65	C	3
28	50111	Grimes	64	C	4
29	50237	Runnells	64	C	6
30	50322	Urbandale	63	C	5
31	50001	Ackworth	—	—	2
32	50002	Adair	—	—	0
33	50003	Adel	—	—	9
34	50005	Albion	—	—	—
35	50006	Alden	—	—	—
36	50008	Allerton	—	—	0
37	50010	Ames	—	—	4
38	50012	Ames	—	—	2
39	50013	Ames	—	—	2
40	50014	Ames	—	—	5
41	50020	Anita	—	—	—
42	50022	Atlantic	—	—	0
43	50025	Audubon	—	—	0
44	50026	Bagley	—	—	0
45	50027	Barnes City	—	—	—
46	50028	Baxter	—	—	—
47	50029	Bayard	—	—	—
48	50031	Beaver	—	—	—
49	50032	Berwick	—	—	—
50	50034	Blairsburg	—	—	0
51	50036	Boone	—	—	3
52	50038	Booneville	—	—	0
53	50039	Bouton	—	—	1
54	50040	Boxholm	—	—	—
55	50042	Brayton	—	—	—
56	50044	Bussey	—	—	2
57	50046	Cambridge	—	—	0
58	50047	Carlisle	—	—	5
59	50048	Casey	—	—	0
60	50049	Chariton	—	—	0
61	50050	Churdan	—	—	—
62	50051	Clemons	—	—	—
63	50052	Clio	—	—	0
64	50055	Collins	—	—	—
65	50056	Colo	—	—	—
66	50057	Columbia	—	—	2
67	50058	Coon Rapids	—	—	0
68	50060	Corydon	—	—	0
69	50061	Cumming	—	—	0
70	50062	Melcher-dallas	—	—	2
71	50063	Dallas Center	—	—	3
72	50064	Dana	—	—	0
73	50065	Davis City	—	—	—
74	50066	Dawson	—	—	0
75	50067	Decatur	—	—	—
76	50068	Derby	—	—	0
77	50069	De Soto	—	—	8
78	50070	Dexter	—	—	0
79	50071	Dows	—	—	—
80	50072	Earlham	—	—	0
81	50074	Ellston	—	—	—
82	50075	Ellsworth	—	—	0
83	50076	Exira	—	—	—
84	50078	Ferguson	—	—	—
85	50101	Galt	—	—	—
86	50102	Garden City	—	—	—
87	50103	Garden Grove	—	—	—
88	50104	Gibson	—	—	—
89	50105	Gilbert	—	—	2
90	50106	Gilman	—	—	—
91	50107	Grand Junction	—	—	0
92	50108	Grand River	—	—	—
93	50112	Grinnell	—	—	18
94	50115	Guthrie Center	—	—	0
95	50116	Hamilton	—	—	2
96	50117	Hamlin	—	—	—
97	50118	Hartford	—	—	2
98	50119	Harvey	—	—	2
99	50120	Haverhill	—	—	—
100	50122	Hubbard	—	—	—
101	50123	Humeston	—	—	0
102	50124	Huxley	—	—	3
103	50125	Indianola	—	—	2
104	50126	Iowa Falls	—	—	0
105	50128	Jamaica	—	—	0
106	50129	Jefferson	—	—	0
107	50130	Jewell	—	—	0
108	50132	Kamrar	—	—	0
109	50133	Kellerton	—	—	1
110	50134	Kelley	—	—	4
111	50135	Kellogg	—	—	—
112	50136	Keswick	—	—	—
113	50137	Killduff	—	—	—
114	50138	Knoxville	—	—	2
115	50139	Lacona	—	—	2
116	50140	Lamoni	—	—	—
117	50141	Laurel	—	—	—
118	50142	Le Grand	—	—	—
119	50143	Leighton	—	—	—
120	50144	Leon	—	—	5
121	50145	Liberty Center	—	—	—
122	50146	Linden	—	—	0
123	50147	Lineville	—	—	0
124	50148	Liscomb	—	—	—
125	50149	Lorimor	—	—	—
126	50150	Lovilia	—	—	0
127	50151	Lucas	—	—	0
128	50152	Luther	—	—	—
129	50153	Lynnville	—	—	—
130	50154	Mc Callsburg	—	—	—
131	50155	Macksburg	—	—	—
132	50156	Madrid	—	—	1
133	50157	Malcom	—	—	—
134	50158	Marshalltown	—	—	0
135	50160	Martensdale	—	—	—
136	50161	Maxwell	—	—	0
137	50162	Melbourne	—	—	—
138	50163	Melcher-dallas	—	—	—
139	50164	Menlo	—	—	0
140	50166	Milo	—	—	2
141	50167	Minburn	—	—	1
142	50168	Mingo	—	—	0
143	50169	Mitchellville	—	—	5
144	50170	Monroe	—	—	—
145	50171	Montezuma	—	—	0
146	50173	Montour	—	—	—
147	50174	Murray	—	—	—
148	50201	Nevada	—	—	1
149	50206	New Providence	—	—	—
150	50207	New Sharon	—	—	—
151	50208	Newton	—	—	0
152	50210	New Virginia	—	—	—
153	50211	Norwalk	—	—	0
154	50212	Ogden	—	—	0
155	50213	Osceola	—	—	3
156	50214	Otley	—	—	—
157	50216	Panora	—	—	0
158	50217	Paton	—	—	0
159	50218	Patterson	—	—	—
160	50219	Pella	—	—	2
161	50220	Perry	—	—	0
162	50222	Peru	—	—	—
163	50223	Pilot Mound	—	—	0
164	50225	Pleasantville	—	—	2
165	50227	Popejoy	—	—	—
166	50228	Prairie City	—	—	0
167	50229	Prole	—	—	—
168	50230	Radcliffe	—	—	0
169	50231	Randall	—	—	—
170	50232	Reasnor	—	—	—
171	50233	Redfield	—	—	0
172	50234	Rhodes	—	—	—
173	50235	Rippey	—	—	0
174	50236	Roland	—	—	2
175	50238	Russell	—	—	0
176	50239	Saint Anthony	—	—	—
177	50240	Saint Charles	—	—	—
178	50241	Saint Marys	—	—	—
179	50242	Searsboro	—	—	—
180	50244	Slater	—	—	3
181	50246	Stanhope	—	—	0
182	50247	State Center	—	—	—
183	50248	Story City	—	—	2
184	50249	Stratford	—	—	0
185	50250	Stuart	—	—	0
186	50251	Sully	—	—	—
187	50252	Swan	—	—	2
188	50254	Thayer	—	—	—
189	50256	Tracy	—	—	2
190	50257	Truro	—	—	—
191	50258	Union	—	—	—
192	50261	Van Meter	—	—	8
193	50262	Van Wert	—	—	—
194	50263	Waukee	—	—	8
195	50264	Weldon	—	—	—
196	50266	West Des Moines	—	—	0
197	50268	What Cheer	—	—	—
198	50269	Whitten	—	—	—
199	50271	Williams	—	—	0
200	50272	Williamson	—	—	—
201	50273	Winterset	—	—	0
202	50274	Wiota	—	—	—
203	50275	Woodburn	—	—	—
204	50276	Woodward	—	—	2
205	50277	Yale	—	—	0
206	50278	Zearing	—	—	—

Data Sources

Water quality: EPA SDWIS
Housing: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Flood: FEMA NFIP
Flood scope: historical NFIP claim records and claim-rated-zone evidence; this is not current property-map coverage.

Reporting periods vary by source; the page metadata identifies this materialization.

Methodology
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →

Disclaimer: Scores are based on EPA SDWIS reported data and are not a guarantee of current water safety. Water quality can change. For the most current information, contact your local water utility or request a Consumer Confidence Report.

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APA ZipCheckup. (2026). Des Moines Home Safety Rankings - 258 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/des-moines/

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  author = {{ZipCheckup}},
  title  = {{Des Moines Home Safety Rankings - 258 ZIPs}},
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