St. Charles, IA 50240

Welcome to St. Charles, IA 50240.

St. Charles, IA 50240 resides in Madison County.

A typical household needs somewhere between $30,000 to $55,000 to live in this ZIP code and it is considered mildly expensive in the state of Iowa. Population grew 5% in the past five years.

This ZIP code is in a suburban neighborhood in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. It is highly sparsely populated with an estimated 25 to 50 residents per square mile.

Key Cost Indexes

Index Name	ZIP Code	County	State
Wealth Overall 1-100 (wealthiest)	82	88	65
Cost of Living 1-100 (costliest)	63	67	61
Earnings Power 1-100 (highest pay)	80	91	78
Tax Friendliness 1-100 (friendliest)	21	23	24
Retail Power 1-100 (strongest)	83	91	78
K-12 Resources 1-100 (most resourceful)	79	56	71
Inequality 1-100 (most unequal)	47	48	55
*See FAQ for index definitions.*

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Economic Significance

Indicator Name	As % County Total	As % State Total
Total population	15%	0.1-0.4%
Voter population	18%	0.1-0.4%
Privately-owned homes	16%	0.1-0.4%
Value of all homes	18%	0.1-0.4%
Value of all mortgage-free homes	16%	0.1-0.4%
Total real estate taxes	19%	0.1-0.4%
Total income	19%	0.1-0.4%
Total workers	17%	0.1-0.4%
Total wages and salaries	20%	0.1-0.4%
Total vehicles	20%	0.1-0.4%
Total retails	9%	<0.1%
*See FAQ for indicator definitions.*


Public Safety Record
Crime	Des Moines	State of IA
Violent Crimes	5	2
Murder	1	2
Rape	4	1
Robbery	5	1
Assault	5	2
Property Crimes	5	2
Burglary	3	3
Larceny	4	2
Auto Theft	5	2
Locations without crime statistics display public safety record of nearby places or metro areas as references; Locations marked with * display crime scale estimates for similar neighborhoods.	Crime scale among places Blank: Not applicable/ No rating/ Insufficient data 1: Very low 2: Relatively low 3: Relatively moderate 4: Relatively high 5: Very high	Crime scale among states Blank: Not applicable/ No rating/ Insufficient data 1: Very low 2: Relatively low 3: Relatively moderate 4: Relatively high 5: Very high
*See FAQ for crime rating and scale definitions.*

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Climate


Average Weather
Month	Temperature (°F)	Precipitation (in”)
January	25.4	1.28
February	13.8	0.66
March	44	3.07
April	50.4	1.31
May	59.5	4.15
June	73.7	4.23
July	74	5.91
August	74.3	2.77
September	67.9	0.99
October	55.6	6.46
November	40.9	1.41
December	34.4	0.5

Type of Weather: Dfa
Type	Description	Examples
Af	Tropical rainforest	Palm Beach, FL Kahului, HI
Am	Tropical monsoon	Miami
As	Tropical dry summer	Honolulu
Aw	Tropical dry winter	Key West, FL Naples, FL
BSh	Hot semi-dry	Scottsdale, AZ
BSk	Cold semi-dry	San Diego Colorado Springs
BWh	Hot desert climate	Phonenix
BWk	Cold desert climate	Las Vegas
Cfa	Humid subtropical	Virginia Beach Dallas, TX New York City
Cfb	Subtropical highland/ Temperate oceanic	Mystic, CT
Cfc	Subpoloar oceanic	Spots of Alaska
Csa	Hot-summer Mediterranean	Newport Beach
Csb	Warm-summer Mediterranean	Seattle San Francisco
Dfa	Hot-summer humid continental	Boston Chicago
Dfb	Warm-summer humid continental	Maine Park City, UT
Dfc	Subarctic	Most of Alaska
Dsb	Mediterranean-influenced warm-summer humid continental	Boise, Idaho
Dsc	Mediterranean-influenced subarctic	Pruodoe Bay, AK

USDA Plant Hardiness Zone for ZIP Code 50240: 5b
	Average annual Minimum Extreme Temperature
Zone	From °F (°C)	To °F (°C)
0a		< −65 °F (−53.9 °C)
0b	−65 °F (−53.9 °C)	−60 °F (−51.1 °C)
1a	−60 °F (−51.1 °C)	−55 °F (−48.3 °C)
1b	−55 °F (−48.3 °C)	−50 °F (−45.6 °C)
2a	−50 °F (−45.6 °C)	−45 °F (−42.8 °C)
2b	−45 °F (−42.8 °C)	−40 °F (−40 °C)
3a	−40 °F (−40 °C)	−35 °F (−37.2 °C)
3b	−35 °F (−37.2 °C)	−30 °F (−34.4 °C)
4a	−30 °F (−34.4 °C)	−25 °F (−31.7 °C)
4b	−25 °F (−31.7 °C)	−20 °F (−28.9 °C)
5a	−20 °F (−28.9 °C)	−15 °F (−26.1 °C)
5b	−15 °F (−26.1 °C)	−10 °F (−23.3 °C)
6a	−10 °F (−23.3 °C)	−5 °F (−20.6 °C)
6b	−5 °F (−20.6 °C)	0 °F (−17.8 °C)
7a	0 °F (−17.8 °C)	5 °F (−15 °C)
7b	5 °F (−15 °C)	10 °F (−12.2 °C)
8a	10 °F (−12.2 °C)	15 °F (−9.4 °C)
8b	15 °F (−9.4 °C)	20 °F (−6.7 °C)
9a	20 °F (−6.7 °C)	25 °F (−3.9 °C)
9b	25 °F (−3.9 °C)	30 °F (−1.1 °C)
10a	30 °F (−1.1 °C)	35 °F (1.7 °C)
10b	35 °F (1.7 °C)	40 °F (4.4 °C)
11a	40 °F (4.4 °C)	45 °F (7.2 °C)
11b	45 °F (7.2 °C)	50 °F (10 °C)
12a	50 °F (10 °C)	55 °F (12.8 °C)
12b	55 °F (12.8 °C)	60 °F (15.6 °C)
13a	60 °F (15.6 °C)	65 °F (18.3 °C)
13b	> 65 °F (18.3 °C)

Time Zone for ZIP Code 50240: 2
Time Zone	Abbreviation	Name
1	AKS	Alaskan Standard Time
2	CST	Central Standard Time
3	EST	Eastern Standard Time
4	HST	Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time
5	MST	Mountain Standard Time
6	PST	Pacific Standard Time

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