ZIP code · Lenox · Iowa · United States

ZIP code 50851 — Lenox

ZIP code 50851 serves Lenox, Iowa.

Postal code
50851
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Lenox
County
Taylor FIPS 19173
State
Iowa
Country
United States
Coordinates
40.8841, -94.5612 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
2,145 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
16 / sq mi
Land area
132.6 sq mi (343.3 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$67,847
Per-capita income
$31,744
Median age
41.4
Households
820
Housing units
955
Median home value
$115,500
Median gross rent
$925 / month
Congressional district
IA-3 (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
641
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 85°F), coldest Jan (avg low 12°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F313749617181858376644936
Avg low °F121627374959646152402718
Precip in0.81.22.13.45.25.24.03.83.52.81.91.4

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CORNING (12.6 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 50851

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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