ZIP Code 52043

52043 is one of Iowa's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Elkader, Clayton County.

City: Elkader
County: Clayton County
State: Iowa
Prefix: 520xx

Where this code sits

52043 is part of the 520xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Elkader.

Elkader Iowa ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 52043 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

563 Area code 563

ZIP codes nearest 52043

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 52043.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 52072	5.3 mi	Saint Olaf, IA
ZIP code 52044	7.7 mi	Elkport, IA
ZIP code 52077	7.7 mi	Volga, IA
ZIP code 52047	8.0 mi	Farmersburg, IA
ZIP code 52049	10 mi	Garnavillo, IA
ZIP code 52048	11 mi	Garber, IA
ZIP code 52162	13 mi	Postville, IA
ZIP code 52169	13 mi	Wadena, 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 52043, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 52043. 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.