Essex Iowa Area Code

One area code covers Essex: 712.

The code covering Essex

Area codes covering Essex, Iowa, with what each one primarily serves.
Area codePrimarily servesIn service
712Sioux City1947

Scope the codes matched to Essex. Source geoinfo-dataset (full_dataset) ZIP→NPA (2018 snapshot) and LocalCallingGuide NPA list (2026-07 NPA list). Updated . Overlay relationships come from the numbering-plan authority; the place match is computed.

Which part of town has which code

Essex has a single code, so there is nothing to divide — every local line carries 712.

ZIP codes for the same city

Postal geography is organised separately from telephone geography, so Essex’s 1 ZIP code do not map onto the codes above. They are listed in full, with the county each falls in, on the postal side of the site.

Essex Iowa ZIP codes →

Nearby places with different codes

These are the closest places to Essex whose area codes are not the same set. If you are near one of them, a local number may carry a code that is not on the list above.

The nearest places to Essex covered by a different set of area codes.
CityDistanceTheir area codes
Carbon Iowa area codes29 mi641, 712
Corning Iowa area codes32 mi641, 712
Sharpsburg Iowa area codes35 mi641
Prescott Iowa area codes39 mi641
Lenox Iowa area codes39 mi641
Clearfield Iowa area codes43 mi641
Bridgewater Iowa area codes44 mi641, 712
Blockton Iowa area codes46 mi641

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.