ZIP code · Council Bluffs · Iowa · United States
ZIP code 51503 — Council Bluffs
ZIP code 51503 serves Council Bluffs, Iowa.
- Postal code
- 51503Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Council Bluffs
- County
- Pottawattamie FIPS 19155
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 41.2616, -95.8251 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 37,411 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 307 / sq mi
- Land area
- 121.7 sq mi (315.2 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $76,064
- Per-capita income
- $40,205
- Median age
- 41.2
- Households
- 15,250
- Housing units
- 16,154
- Median home value
- $252,600
- Median gross rent
- $964 / month
- Congressional district
- IA-4 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 6a (-10 to -5 °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 51503
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 88°F), coldest Jan (avg low 15°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 34 | 39 | 52 | 64 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 66 | 50 | 38 |
| Avg low °F | 15 | 19 | 30 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 56 | 43 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: OMAHA EPPLEY AIRFIELD (5.1 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 51503
- 27 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 5 hospitals & clinics
- 3 doctors & dentists
- 3 pharmacies
- 3 supermarkets
- 21 restaurants & cafés
- 1 bars & pubs
- 20 parks
- 18 playgrounds
- 7 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 42 places of worship
- 7 banks
- 8 gas stations
- 5 police & fire 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