ZIP code · Sanborn · Iowa · United States
ZIP code 51248 — Sanborn
ZIP code 51248 serves Sanborn, Iowa.
- Postal code
- 51248Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Sanborn
- County
- O'Brien FIPS 19141
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 43.1890, -95.6622 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 1,643 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 21 / sq mi
- Land area
- 79.2 sq mi (205 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $60,809
- Per-capita income
- $33,846
- Median age
- 43.2
- Households
- 707
- Housing units
- 728
- Median home value
- $154,400
- Median gross rent
- $869 / 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
- 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 51248
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 83°F), coldest Jan (avg low 6°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 24 | 28 | 42 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 60 | 43 | 29 |
| Avg low °F | 6 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 47 | 58 | 62 | 60 | 50 | 37 | 23 | 12 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: SANBORN (0.7 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 51248
- 2 schools
- 1 doctors & dentists
- 1 supermarkets
- 2 restaurants & cafés
- 4 parks
- 5 playgrounds
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 7 places of worship
- 1 gas stations
- 1 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