ZIP code · Ottumwa · Iowa · United States
ZIP code 52501 — Ottumwa
ZIP code 52501 serves Ottumwa, Iowa.
- Postal code
- 52501Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Ottumwa
- County
- Wapello FIPS 19179
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 41.0309, -92.4098 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 30,341 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 135 / sq mi
- Land area
- 225.3 sq mi (583.6 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $59,091
- Per-capita income
- $32,446
- Median age
- 39.4
- Households
- 12,146
- Housing units
- 13,654
- Median home value
- $109,600
- Median gross rent
- $955 / 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
- 641Telephone 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 52501
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 86°F), coldest Jan (avg low 14°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 32 | 37 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 64 | 50 | 37 |
| Avg low °F | 14 | 18 | 29 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 65 | 62 | 53 | 42 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL AP (5.7 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 52501
- 27 schools
- 2 colleges & universities
- 9 hospitals & clinics
- 17 doctors & dentists
- 6 pharmacies
- 6 supermarkets
- 49 restaurants & cafés
- 12 bars & pubs
- 18 parks
- 41 playgrounds
- 13 gyms & sports centres
- 3 libraries
- 3 post offices
- 62 places of worship
- 8 banks
- 20 gas stations
- 6 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