ZIP code · Rock Rapids · Iowa · United States

ZIP code 51246 — Rock Rapids

ZIP code 51246 serves Rock Rapids, Iowa.

Postal code
51246
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Rock Rapids
County
Lyon FIPS 19119
State
Iowa
Country
United States
Coordinates
43.4272, -96.1781 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
4,075 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
25 / sq mi
Land area
161.1 sq mi (417.3 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$69,320
Per-capita income
$30,859
Median age
38.5
Households
1,405
Housing units
1,616
Median home value
$232,900
Median gross rent
$773 / month
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 85°F), coldest Jan (avg low 6°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F253043587081858275614430
Avg low °F61022344758625950362312
Precip in0.60.71.53.04.05.03.63.13.22.21.40.8

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: ROCK RAPIDS (0.5 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 51246

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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