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
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 51501 | Pottawattamie County |
| 51502 | Pottawattamie County |
| 51503 | 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We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP.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 Council Bluffs codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
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
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Council Bluffs
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Carter Lake Iowa ZIP codes | 4.9 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Crescent Iowa ZIP codes | 8.9 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Treynor Iowa ZIP codes | 13 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Underwood Iowa ZIP codes | 13 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Silver City Iowa ZIP codes | 14 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Glenwood Iowa ZIP codes | 15 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Pacific Junction Iowa ZIP codes | 15 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Neola Iowa ZIP codes | 19 mi | 1 ZIP code |
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