Sun Valley Lake is a community in Ringgold County, Iowa, home to about 163 people across 2.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 50074.
Homes sold for a median of $389 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Sun Valley Lake; also Ellston and Beaconsfield
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sun Valley Lake. 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)52 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Omaha, NE107 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL339 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sun Valley Lake; 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.
Sun Valley Lake had 187 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2010.
It’s the 745th largest of 1,019 towns in Iowa by population.
Ringgold County grew from 15,325 residents in 1900 to 4,663 in 2020.
Ringgold 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 12°F. About 38 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 27 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Beaconsfield, IA weather station (4 miles away).
1,112 jobs at 131 businesses in Ringgold 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.
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Ellston and Beaconsfield.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.