Sully is a city in Jasper County, Iowa, home to about 1,022 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 50251.
Homes sold for a median of $153 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 Sully. 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)42 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Omaha, NE168 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL267 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sully; 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.
Sully had 881 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 278th largest of 1,019 towns in Iowa by population.
Jasper County grew from 26,976 residents in 1900 to 37,813 in 2020.
Jasper 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 10°F. About 38.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 31 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Grinnell 3 Sw, IA weather station (11 miles away).
7,469 jobs at 767 businesses in Jasper County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sully.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Chiropractors | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
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.
Public schools here are run by Lynnville-Sully Comm School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynnville-Sully Elementary SchoolSully | K–5 | 224 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Lynnville-Sully Middle SchoolSully | 6–8 | 121 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Lynnville-Sully High SchoolSully | 9–12 | 160 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sully Christian SchoolSully | TK–8 | 43 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 0.4 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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