ZIP code · Akron · Iowa · United States
ZIP code 51001 — Akron
ZIP code 51001 serves Akron, Iowa.
- Postal code
- 51001Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Akron
- County
- Plymouth FIPS 19149
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 42.8354, -96.5225 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 2,292 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 14 / sq mi
- Land area
- 165.2 sq mi (427.9 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $67,639
- Per-capita income
- $38,301
- Median age
- 45.8
- Households
- 981
- Housing units
- 1,051
- Median home value
- $177,700
- Median gross rent
- $712 / month
- Congressional district
- IA-4 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 5a (-20 to -15 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
- Area code
- 712Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 51001
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 85°F), coldest Jan (avg low 7°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 27 | 32 | 45 | 59 | 71 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 62 | 45 | 31 |
| Avg low °F | 7 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 47 | 58 | 62 | 59 | 50 | 36 | 23 | 13 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: HAWARDEN (11.7 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 51001
- 2 schools
- 1 doctors & dentists
- 1 playgrounds
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 9 places of worship
- 1 banks
- 3 gas stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page