Cherokee Iowa ZIP Codes

Cherokee holds a single ZIP code.

Every ZIP code in Cherokee

The complete list of Cherokee, Iowa ZIP codes with the county each falls in.
ZIP codeCounty
51012Cherokee 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We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP.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 Cherokee codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.

Scope every ZIP code recorded for Cherokee. 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 Cherokee ZIP code begins 510. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of Iowa. Statewide that range covers 55 ZIP codes, so Cherokee accounts for 2% of it.

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Area codes covering Cherokee

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 Cherokee occupies.

Cherokee Iowa area codes in full →

Where Cherokee's ZIP codes sit

Each point is one Cherokee ZIP code, plotted from its record coordinates.
  • Reference points and footprint
  • Not an official NANPA boundary
  • Not a USPS delivery area

Cities near Cherokee

The closest places to Cherokee with their own ZIP code list, nearest first.
CityDistanceZIP codes
Meriden Iowa ZIP codes5.2 mi1 ZIP code
Aurelia Iowa ZIP codes6.4 mi1 ZIP code
Larrabee Iowa ZIP codes7.7 mi1 ZIP code
Cleghorn Iowa ZIP codes9.2 mi1 ZIP code
Quimby Iowa ZIP codes9.5 mi1 ZIP code
Calumet Iowa ZIP codes14 mi1 ZIP code
Alta Iowa ZIP codes14 mi1 ZIP code
Marcus Iowa ZIP codes14 mi1 ZIP code

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.