4281 E 38th St, Des Moines, IA 50317 Property Records

Polk County property record for 4281 E 38th St, Des Moines, IA 50317

Property Summary

Property Type	Single Family Home
Details	2 bd · 2 ba · 1,408 sqft · built 1966
Lot Size	2.03 acres (88,536 sqft)
Owner	2 Individual Names on File
Tax Bill	$4,110 (2024)
Flood Zone	Zone X (minimal risk)
APN	`7923-21-151-003`

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`7923-21-151-003`
Alternative APN	`060/08986-020-000`

Interior

Bedrooms	2 Beds
Full Baths	2 Baths
Total Rooms	5 Rooms
Stories	1 Story
Building Area	1,408 sqft Living Area
1st Floor Area	1,408 sqft

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1966
Architectural Style	Ranch
Exterior Material	Fiber Cement Siding
Construction Type	Wood Frame
Foundation Type	Block
Roof Type	Hip
Roof Material	Asphalt
Lot Area	88,536 sqft (2.03 acres)
Garage Type	Mixed
Garage Area	1,800 sqft
Parking Spaces	7 Parking Spaces
Utility Building	1,728 sqft

Utilities, Heating & Cooling

Cooling System	None
Heating System	Forced Air
Sewer	Connected

Location & Zoning

Street Address	4281 E 38TH ST
City	DES MOINES
State	IA
Zip	50317-8913
Property Category	Residential
Property Type	Residential > Single Family > Home
Legal Description	BEG NW COR THN NELY 260F E 299.5F S 187F W 545F N 100F TO POB LOT 11 OP NW 1/4 SEC 21-79-23
Legal Range	23
Legal Township	79
Legal Section	21
Legal Subdivision	SEC 21-79-23
Legal Lot Number	11
Jurisdiction	POLK IA
Township / Civil Division	DELAWARE
Census Block Group	2
Census Block	2045
Census Tract	10602

Owner

Source: Polk County records · APN 7923-21-151-003

Assessment roll updated May 1, 2025 · Last verified October 2025

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Owner of Record	2 Individual Names on File
Co-owner	Verified Secondary Owner
Mailing Address	4281 E 38TH ST, DES MOINES, IA 50317-8913
Occupancy	Owner Occupied
Owner Type	Individual

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	2 Verified Names on Deed
Record Updated	Jun 08, 2026

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Polk County records · Assessment roll updated May 1, 2025 · Last verified October 2025

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	Iowa
County	Polk County
Municipality	Des Moines City
Unified School District	Southeast Polk Community School District (PK - 12)

Tax Bill & Assessment History

Assessed value and assessed market value are set for property tax purposes and are not market price estimates.

Year	Tax Bill	Assessed Value	Assessed Market Value
2025		$247,500 (+10.1%) Land $48,600 Building $198,900	$247,500 (+10.1%) Land $48,600 Building $198,900
2024	$4,110.00 (+2.14%)
2023		$224,800 Land $43,600 Building $181,200	$224,800 Land $43,600 Building $181,200
2020	$4,024.00

Flood & Wildfire

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Polk County (19153C), as of August 17, 2025 · FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, census block group 191530106022, as of September 2026 · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, 2nd edition, as of 2020 · Last verified October 2026

Flood

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone X minimal risk
Nearest Special Flood Hazard Area	Zone AE, within 100 ft
Flood Insurance Requirement	Not required lenders may require it
Nearby Flood Policies	3 in force
Nearby Flood Claims	1 (2026)
Claims Outside the SFHA	1 of 1
Most Recent Claim	Apr 2026 · rainfall accumulation

Wildfire

Wildfire Risk	Low lower than 93% of the US · above 40% of Iowa
Wildfire Likelihood	0.02% annual chance
Exposure	Direct burnable vegetation at the parcel

Values are read at the parcel center point; flood claims are located to the census block group, not this parcel; lenders make the official flood determination.

Internet Providers

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection as of December 31, 2025 · Last verified October 2026

Provider	Max Down / Up (Mbps)
Metronet Holdings Fiber	5,120 / 5,120
Mediacom Communications Cable	2,000 / 1,000
AT&T Fixed Wireless	100 / 20

May also be available: Lumen Technologies.

Based on FCC filings for 54 locations within half a mile of this property.

Cell Coverage

5G (outdoors only) and 4G LTE

Drinking Water

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, water system IA7727031, as of 2026 Q3 · EPA water system boundaries as of March 2026 · Last verified October 2026

Water System	DES MOINES WATER WORKS serves 246,055 people
Water Source	Purchased surface water from CIWW (DMWW)
Last State Inspection	May 2024
Lead	Under 1 ppb (2022–2024) action level 15 ppb

Violations Reported to EPA

Water Quality	Treatment failure resolved · May 2017
Treatment and Procedure	None last 10 years
Monitoring and Reporting	None last 3 years

Results are for the whole water system as reported to EPA, not water tested at this address; lead at the tap also depends on the building's own pipes. The full violation and enforcement history is in the system's EPA record.