ZIP Code 51246

51246 is one of Iowa's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Rock Rapids, Lyon County.

City: Rock Rapids
County: Lyon County
State: Iowa
Prefix: 512xx

Where this code sits

51246 is part of the 512xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Rock Rapids.

Rock Rapids Iowa ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 51246 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

712 Area code 712

ZIP codes nearest 51246

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 51246.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 56173	7.9 mi	Steen, MN
ZIP code 51242	8.0 mi	Lester, IA
ZIP code 51230	9.3 mi	Alvord, IA
ZIP code 51235	9.7 mi	Doon, IA
ZIP code 56129	11 mi	Ellsworth, MN
ZIP code 51237	11 mi	George, IA
ZIP code 56146	11 mi	Kanaranzi, MN
ZIP code 56138	12 mi	Hills, 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 51246, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 51246. 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.