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
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 52240 | Johnson County |
| 52242 | Johnson County |
| 52243 | Johnson County |
| 52244 | Johnson County |
| 52245 | Johnson County |
| 52246 | Johnson 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We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP.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.
Every Iowa ZIP prefix and the region it covers →
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.
Iowa City Iowa area codes in full →
Where Iowa City's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Iowa City
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Coralville Iowa ZIP codes | 4.5 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Hills Iowa ZIP codes | 6.8 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Tiffin Iowa ZIP codes | 7.2 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| North Liberty Iowa ZIP codes | 7.4 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| West Branch Iowa ZIP codes | 9.7 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Solon Iowa ZIP codes | 11 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Riverside Iowa ZIP codes | 12 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Lone Tree Iowa ZIP codes | 13 mi | 1 ZIP code |
Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.