ZIP Code 52136

52136 is one of Iowa's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Cresco, Howard County.

City: Cresco
County: Howard County
State: Iowa
Prefix: 521xx

Where this code sits

52136 is part of the 521xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Cresco.

Cresco Iowa ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 52136 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

563 Area code 563

ZIP codes nearest 52136

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 52136.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 52165	7.6 mi	Ridgeway, IA
ZIP code 52155	9.8 mi	Lime Springs, IA
ZIP code 52163	10 mi	Protivin, IA
ZIP code 52168	14 mi	Spillville, IA
ZIP code 50628	15 mi	Elma, IA
ZIP code 55939	15 mi	Harmony, MN
ZIP code 52132	16 mi	Calmar, IA
ZIP code 52134	16 mi	Chester, 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 52136, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 52136. 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.