ZIP Code 51248

51248 is one of Iowa's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Sanborn, O'Brien County.

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

Where this code sits

51248 is part of the 512xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Sanborn.

Sanborn Iowa ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 51248 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

712 Area code 712

ZIP codes nearest 51248

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 51248.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 51231	6.3 mi	Archer, IA
ZIP code 51350	7.5 mi	Melvin, IA
ZIP code 51245	7.8 mi	Primghar, IA
ZIP code 51201	9.0 mi	Sheldon, IA
ZIP code 51346	9.1 mi	Hartley, IA
ZIP code 51232	9.6 mi	Ashton, IA
ZIP code 51244	14 mi	Matlock, IA
ZIP code 51238	15 mi	Hospers, 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 51248, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 51248. 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.