Carter Lake Iowa ZIP Codes
Carter Lake holds a single ZIP code.
Every ZIP code in Carter Lake
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 51510 | Pottawattamie County |
We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP. USPS delivery-type products are licensed, and no clean-rights source maps ZIP codes to neighbourhoods — so the Carter Lake codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Carter Lake. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated . ZIP codes are delivery-route groupings, not areas; the boundaries implied by any ZIP map are approximations.
How these codes cluster
Every Carter Lake ZIP code begins 515. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of Iowa. Statewide that range covers 57 ZIP codes, so Carter Lake accounts for 2% of it.
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Area codes covering Carter Lake
ZIP codes and area codes are separate systems — one routes mail, the other routes calls — and they do not share boundaries. The code below serves the same ground Carter Lake occupies.
Carter Lake Iowa area codes in full →
Where Carter Lake's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Carter Lake
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Council Bluffs Iowa ZIP codes | 4.9 mi | 3 ZIP codes |
| Crescent Iowa ZIP codes | 6.1 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Underwood Iowa ZIP codes | 14 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Treynor Iowa ZIP codes | 17 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Missouri Valley Iowa ZIP codes | 19 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Silver City Iowa ZIP codes | 19 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Neola Iowa ZIP codes | 19 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Glenwood Iowa ZIP codes | 19 mi | 1 ZIP code |
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