ZIP Code 51012

51012 is one of Iowa's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Cherokee, Cherokee County.

City: Cherokee
County: Cherokee County
State: Iowa
Prefix: 510xx

Where this code sits

51012 is part of the 510xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Cherokee.

Cherokee Iowa ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 51012 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

712 Area code 712

ZIP codes nearest 51012

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 51012.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 51037	5.0 mi	Meriden, IA
ZIP code 51005	7.2 mi	Aurelia, IA
ZIP code 51029	7.8 mi	Larrabee, IA
ZIP code 51014	8.9 mi	Cleghorn, IA
ZIP code 51049	9.2 mi	Quimby, IA
ZIP code 51002	13 mi	Alta, IA
ZIP code 51035	14 mi	Marcus, IA
ZIP code 51009	14 mi	Calumet, 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 51012, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 51012. 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.