Iowa inmate mail
Send a letter to an inmate in Iowa
Confirm the Iowa offender ID, facility, and facility code before writing. PieterPost formats, prints, adds the envelope and postage, and mails your physical letter to the Las Vegas processor.
Choose their Iowa facilityIowa state-prison addresses
Use the Iowa non-legal mail processing address
Iowa non-legal mail goes to Pigeonly in Las Vegas. The address needs the incarcerated individual's name and offender ID plus the exact facility name and facility code, so confirm the current institution first.
Non-legal mail sent directly to an Iowa DOC facility is returned. Legal and confidential mail, publications, packages, money, and special-handling items use other routes.
Anamosa State Penitentiary
Incarcerated individual name – offender IDAnamosa State Penitentiary – 1106P.O. Box 96777Las Vegas, NV 89193Clarinda Correctional Facility
Incarcerated individual name – offender IDClarinda Correctional Facility – 1107P.O. Box 96777Las Vegas, NV 89193Fort Dodge Correctional Facility
Incarcerated individual name – offender IDFort Dodge Correctional Facility – 1114P.O. Box 96777Las Vegas, NV 89193Iowa Correctional Institution for Women
Incarcerated individual name – offender IDIowa Correctional Institution for Women – 1109P.O. Box 96777Las Vegas, NV 89193Iowa Medical and Classification Center
Incarcerated individual name – offender IDIowa Medical and Classification Center – 1108P.O. Box 96777Las Vegas, NV 89193Iowa State Penitentiary
Incarcerated individual name – offender IDIowa State Penitentiary – 1110P.O. Box 96777Las Vegas, NV 89193Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility
Incarcerated individual name – offender IDMount Pleasant Correctional Facility – 1113P.O. Box 96777Las Vegas, NV 89193Newton Correctional Facility
Incarcerated individual name – offender IDNewton Correctional Facility – 1111P.O. Box 96777Las Vegas, NV 89193North Central Correctional Facility
Incarcerated individual name – offender IDNorth Central Correctional Facility – 1112P.O. Box 96777Las Vegas, NV 89193Three simple steps
How to send a letter to an inmate in Iowa
Choose the current facility and add the inmate's offender ID. We help you carry the address into the letter flow.
- 1Choose their current facility
- 2Write and review your message
- 3We print, stamp, and mail it
Current Iowa guidance
Helpful inmate-mail rules
- Letter length
- No total page cap is published; the institution can still limit quantity for safety and storage
- Paper format
- Keep letters, children's drawings, cards, postcards, and other accepted items flat and easy to scan
- Envelope and address
- Include the full name, offender ID, exact facility name and code, sender name, and return address
- How it arrives
- Pigeonly creates a printed color copy for delivery; the original is stored temporarily and then destroyed
Items that need another approved route
PieterPost is for ordinary written letters. To help avoid a mailroom rejection, do not add these items to the envelope:
- Polaroids, layered or altered photos, or original documents you need returned
- Cards with electronics, music, pop-ups, glitter, glued items, or stickers
- Loose objects, excessive thickness, or material that cannot be scanned flat
- Cash, checks, stamps, gift cards, or other loose valuables
PieterPost takes care of the rest
You only need to write your message
No printer, paper, envelope, stamp, or trip to the post office. We prepare and mail the physical letter for you.
- Write your letter online from any device
- Check the finished letter before paying
- We format and print it for the facility
- We address, stamp, and mail the envelope
Iowa facility finder
Find their prison or local jail
Choose the current facility on the map. We will carry the selected address into the letter flow for you to review.
Is the person in federal prison?
Search the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator and continue with the federal letter flow.
Common questions
How do I send a letter to someone in Iowa state prison?
Confirm the offender ID, current facility, and matching facility code, then write online. PieterPost formats and prints the letter, adds the envelope and postage, and mails it to Pigeonly in Las Vegas.
Which address should I use for Iowa non-legal mail?
Use the incarcerated individual's name and offender ID, then the facility name and exact facility code, followed by P.O. Box 96777, Las Vegas, NV 89193. Non-legal mail sent directly to the Iowa prison is returned.
How do I find the offender ID, facility, and facility code?
Use Iowa's offender search to confirm the offender ID and current facility. Then match the facility to its code in Iowa DOC's current writing instructions because that code is part of the processor address.
Will the recipient get my original Iowa letter?
Pigeonly opens the non-legal mail and scans it into a color copy. That copy is printed and delivered to the Iowa institution. The original is stored temporarily and then destroyed rather than returned.
Does this guide apply to Iowa jails or federal prisons?
No. This page covers adults in Iowa Department of Corrections state prisons. County or city jails, federal prisons, juvenile facilities, and other custody systems may publish different addresses and rules.