ZIP Code 50861

50861 is one of Iowa's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Shannon City, Union County.

City: Shannon City
County: Union County
State: Iowa
Prefix: 508xx

Where this code sits

50861 is part of the 508xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Shannon City.

Shannon City Iowa ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 50861 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

641 Area code 641

ZIP codes nearest 50861

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 50861.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 50831	3.1 mi	Arispe, IA
ZIP code 50863	5.1 mi	Tingley, IA
ZIP code 50845	7.3 mi	Diagonal, IA
ZIP code 50074	10 mi	Ellston, IA
ZIP code 50830	10 mi	Afton, IA
ZIP code 50801	11 mi	Creston, IA
ZIP code 50254	12 mi	Thayer, IA
ZIP code 50854	13 mi	Mount Ayr, 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 50861, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 50861. 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.