ZIP Code 50851

50851 is one of Iowa's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Lenox, Taylor County.

City: Lenox
County: Taylor County
State: Iowa
Prefix: 508xx

Where this code sits

50851 is part of the 508xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Lenox.

Lenox Iowa ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 50851 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

641 Area code 641

ZIP codes nearest 50851

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 50851.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 50840	7.2 mi	Clearfield, IA
ZIP code 50862	7.5 mi	Sharpsburg, IA
ZIP code 50841	12 mi	Corning, IA
ZIP code 50845	12 mi	Diagonal, IA
ZIP code 50848	12 mi	Gravity, IA
ZIP code 50842	12 mi	Cromwell, IA
ZIP code 50859	12 mi	Prescott, IA
ZIP code 50861	16 mi	Shannon City, IA

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 50851, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 50851. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.