ZIP code · Sheldon · Iowa · United States
ZIP code 51201 — Sheldon
ZIP code 51201 serves Sheldon, Iowa.
- Postal code
- 51201Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Sheldon
- County
- O'Brien FIPS 19141
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 43.1808, -95.8401 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 6,226 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 54 / sq mi
- Land area
- 115.7 sq mi (299.6 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $70,592
- Per-capita income
- $32,116
- Median age
- 37.5
- Households
- 2,414
- Housing units
- 2,776
- Median home value
- $182,500
- Median gross rent
- $842 / 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 51201
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 83°F), coldest Jan (avg low 5°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 25 | 30 | 43 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 44 | 30 |
| Avg low °F | 5 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 46 | 57 | 60 | 58 | 48 | 35 | 22 | 11 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: SHELDON (0.7 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 51201
- 3 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 2 doctors & dentists
- 2 pharmacies
- 2 supermarkets
- 11 restaurants & cafés
- 1 bars & pubs
- 5 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 gyms & sports centres
- 2 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 13 places of worship
- 6 banks
- 6 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 2 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