ZIP Code 51201

51201 is one of Iowa's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Sheldon, O'Brien County.

City: Sheldon
County: O'Brien County
State: Iowa
Prefix: 512xx

Where this code sits

51201 is part of the 512xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Sheldon.

Sheldon Iowa ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 51201 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

712 Area code 712

ZIP codes nearest 51201

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 51201.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 51244	6.5 mi	Matlock, IA
ZIP code 51231	6.6 mi	Archer, IA
ZIP code 51234	7.3 mi	Boyden, IA
ZIP code 51238	7.9 mi	Hospers, IA
ZIP code 51248	9.0 mi	Sanborn, IA
ZIP code 51232	9.4 mi	Ashton, IA
ZIP code 51245	12 mi	Primghar, IA
ZIP code 51237	14 mi	George, 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 51201, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 51201. 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.