ZIP Code 51242

51242 is one of Iowa's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Lester, Lyon County.

City: Lester
County: Lyon County
State: Iowa
Prefix: 512xx

Where this code sits

51242 is part of the 512xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Lester.

Lester Iowa ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 51242 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

712 Area code 712

ZIP codes nearest 51242

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 51242.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 51241	4.5 mi	Larchwood, IA
ZIP code 56138	6.3 mi	Hills, MN
ZIP code 56173	7.6 mi	Steen, MN
ZIP code 51246	8.0 mi	Rock Rapids, IA
ZIP code 51230	8.9 mi	Alvord, IA
ZIP code 51240	11 mi	Inwood, IA
ZIP code 57068	12 mi	Valley Springs, SD
ZIP code 56116	12 mi	Beaver Creek, MN

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 51242, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 51242. 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.