Fertile is a city in Worth County, Iowa, home to about 255 people across 0.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 50434, and parts of 50444 are in Fertile too.
Homes sold for a median of $120 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Fertile
Mostly Hanlontown; part is in Fertile
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Fertile. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)112 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Mason City Municipal Airport (MCW)8 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN117 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL308 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fertile; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Fertile had 305 residents in the 2020 census, down 15% since 2000.
It’s the 644th largest of 1,019 towns in Iowa by population.
Worth County grew from 10,887 residents in 1900 to 7,443 in 2020.
Worth County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 36.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 44 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mason City Muni Ap, IA weather station (9 miles away).
1,634 jobs at 163 businesses in Worth County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Hanlontown.
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