Council Bluffs Iowa ZIP Codes

Council Bluffs holds 3 ZIP codes, all inside one county and one postal prefix.

Every ZIP code in Council Bluffs

The complete list of Council Bluffs, Iowa ZIP codes with the county each falls in.
ZIP codeCounty
51501Pottawattamie County
51502Pottawattamie County
51503Pottawattamie County

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Scope every ZIP code recorded for Council Bluffs. 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 Council Bluffs 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 Council Bluffs accounts for 5% of it.

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Area codes covering Council Bluffs

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 Council Bluffs occupies.

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Where Council Bluffs's ZIP codes sit

Each point is one Council Bluffs ZIP code, plotted from its record coordinates. The outline is the convex envelope of those points — a footprint, not a boundary.
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  • Not an official NANPA boundary
  • Not a USPS delivery area

Cities near Council Bluffs

The closest places to Council Bluffs with their own ZIP code list, nearest first.
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Treynor Iowa ZIP codes13 mi1 ZIP code
Underwood Iowa ZIP codes13 mi1 ZIP code
Silver City Iowa ZIP codes14 mi1 ZIP code
Glenwood Iowa ZIP codes15 mi1 ZIP code
Pacific Junction Iowa ZIP codes15 mi1 ZIP code
Neola Iowa ZIP codes19 mi1 ZIP code

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