Elkader Iowa ZIP Codes

Elkader holds a single ZIP code.

Every ZIP code in Elkader

The complete list of Elkader, Iowa ZIP codes with the county each falls in.
ZIP code	County
52043	Clayton 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We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP.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 Elkader codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.

Scope every ZIP code recorded for Elkader. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. ZIP codes are delivery-route groupings, not areas; the boundaries implied by any ZIP map are approximations.

How these codes cluster

Every Elkader ZIP code begins 520. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of Iowa. Statewide that range covers 46 ZIP codes, so Elkader accounts for 2% of it.

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Area codes covering Elkader

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 Elkader occupies.

563 Area code 563

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Where Elkader's ZIP codes sit

Each point is one Elkader ZIP code, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Cities near Elkader

The closest places to Elkader with their own ZIP code list, nearest first.
City	Distance	ZIP codes
Farmersburg Iowa ZIP codes	7.3 mi	1 ZIP code
Volga Iowa ZIP codes	8.0 mi	1 ZIP code
Garnavillo Iowa ZIP codes	8.5 mi	1 ZIP code
Elkport Iowa ZIP codes	10 mi	1 ZIP code
Garber Iowa ZIP codes	11 mi	1 ZIP code
Wadena Iowa ZIP codes	13 mi	1 ZIP code
Monona Iowa ZIP codes	13 mi	1 ZIP code
Elgin Iowa ZIP codes	14 mi	1 ZIP code

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