ZIP code 51501: Council Bluffs, IA

ZIP code 51501 is in Council Bluffs, in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. It is in Iowa's 4th congressional district. Its state senate district is State Senate District 10; its state house districts are State House District 20 (54%) and State House District 19 (46%).

34,906residents (2020 Census)

23.9 sq miland area

1cities and towns

1congressional district

14voting precincts

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City and county

City or town	Share of ZIP residents
Council Bluffs	100%

County	Share of ZIP residents
Pottawattamie County	100%

Town or county subdivision	Share of ZIP residents
Kane township	80%
Lewis township	20%

Congressional district

Congressional district	Share of ZIP residents
Iowa's 4th congressional district (IA-04)	100%

Elected officials

Office	Member	Contact	Share of residents
Mayor	Jill Shudak	712-890-5100	100%
U.S. Representative (IA-04)	Randy Feenstra (R)	202-225-4426	100%
U.S. Senator	Chuck Grassley (R)	202-224-3744 · contact form	statewide
U.S. Senator	Joni Ernst (R)	202-224-3254 · contact form	statewide
State Senator (State Senate District 10)	Dan Dawson (R)		100%
State Representative (State House District 20)	Josh Turek (Democratic)		54%
State Representative (State House District 19)	Brent Siegrist (R)		46%

Officials serving now (members of Congress until January 3, 2027). Sources: Mayors: Open States (public domain); State legislators: Open States (public domain); Members of Congress: the @unitedstates project, congress-legislators (CC0).

Local government

Council Bluffs website: https://www.councilbluffs-ia.gov/
Council Bluffs laws: search for the Council Bluffs, Iowa code of ordinances
Pottawattamie County laws: search for the Pottawattamie County, Iowa code of ordinances

State legislative districts

State senate district	Share of ZIP residents
State Senate District 10	100%

State house district	Share of ZIP residents
State House District 20	54%
State House District 19	46%

Voting precincts

14 voting precincts overlap ZIP 51501. Map them, with each precinct's share of the ZIP's residents.

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ZIP 51501 here is the Census Bureau's ZIP Code Tabulation Area, which approximates the USPS ZIP Code; PO-box-only ZIPs have none. Districts are the maps in force for the November 3, 2026 election.