ZIP code · Council Bluffs · Iowa · United States

ZIP code 51501 — Council Bluffs

ZIP code 51501 serves Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Postal code
51501
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Council Bluffs
County
Pottawattamie FIPS 19155
State
Iowa
Country
United States
Coordinates
41.2324, -95.8751 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
34,928 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
1,459 / sq mi
Land area
23.9 sq mi (62 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$59,314
Per-capita income
$30,897
Median age
38.4
Households
14,269
Housing units
15,217
Median home value
$140,400
Median gross rent
$997 / month
Congressional district
IA-4 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
5b (-15 to -10 °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 88°F), coldest Jan (avg low 15°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F343952647584888679665038
Avg low °F151930415363686656433020
Precip in0.80.91.83.24.74.43.54.63.02.31.41.2

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: OMAHA EPPLEY AIRFIELD (5.5 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 51501

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.

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