Kelley is a city in Story County, Iowa, home to about 382 people across 0.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 50134.
Homes sold for a median of $311 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Kelley. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Des Moines International Airport (DSM)29 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Omaha, NE132 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL307 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Kelley; 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.
Kelley had 304 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 545th largest of 1,019 towns in Iowa by population.
Story County grew from 23,159 residents in 1900 to 98,537 in 2020.
Story County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 11°F. About 36.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ames Muni Ap, IA weather station (4 miles away).
33,500 jobs at 2,162 businesses in Story 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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
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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