ZIP code · Archer · Iowa · United States

ZIP code 51231 — Archer

ZIP code 51231 serves Archer, Iowa.

Postal code
51231
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Archer
County
O'Brien FIPS 19141
State
Iowa
Country
United States
Coordinates
43.1179, -95.7417 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
543 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
22 / sq mi
Land area
24.2 sq mi (62.7 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$105,388
Per-capita income
$23,221
Median age
16.3
Households
152
Housing units
154
Median home value
$179,600
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
712
Telephone 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.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 83°F), coldest Jan (avg low 6°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F242842576979838074604329
Avg low °F61022344758626050372312
Precip in0.91.11.93.44.54.93.43.53.32.51.61.2

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: SANBORN (5.9 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 51231

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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