Iowa City Iowa ZIP Codes

Iowa City holds 6 ZIP codes, all inside one county and one postal prefix.

Every ZIP code in Iowa City

The complete list of Iowa City, Iowa ZIP codes with the county each falls in.
ZIP codeCounty
52240Johnson County
52242Johnson County
52243Johnson County
52244Johnson County
52245Johnson County
52246Johnson 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We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP.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 Iowa City codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.

Scope every ZIP code recorded for Iowa City. 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 Iowa City ZIP code begins 522. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of Iowa. Statewide that range covers 50 ZIP codes, so Iowa City accounts for 12% of it.

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Area codes covering Iowa City

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 Iowa City occupies.

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Where Iowa City's ZIP codes sit

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

Cities near Iowa City

The closest places to Iowa City with their own ZIP code list, nearest first.
CityDistanceZIP codes
Coralville Iowa ZIP codes4.5 mi1 ZIP code
Hills Iowa ZIP codes6.8 mi1 ZIP code
Tiffin Iowa ZIP codes7.2 mi1 ZIP code
North Liberty Iowa ZIP codes7.4 mi1 ZIP code
West Branch Iowa ZIP codes9.7 mi1 ZIP code
Solon Iowa ZIP codes11 mi1 ZIP code
Riverside Iowa ZIP codes12 mi1 ZIP code
Lone Tree Iowa ZIP codes13 mi1 ZIP code

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