Welcome to Iowa Center ...

Iowa Center is located in Story County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Iowa Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Iowa Center: Iowa Ctr. (or less commonly used: Iowa Cen., Iowa Cent. or Iowa Cntr.)

Iowa Center is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Iowa Center lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Iowa Center ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Iowa Center.

• Ankeny
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
  • Ankeny is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <4>
• Ames
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Ames is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <4>
• Altoona
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <4>
• Bondurant
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondurant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondurant
  • Bondurant is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondurant <4>
• Nevada
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
  • Nevada is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <4>
• Polk City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City
  • Polk City is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polk City <4>
• Huxley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
  • Huxley is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huxley <4>
• Mitchellville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
  • Mitchellville is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchellville <4>
• Colfax
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
• Slater
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
  • Slater is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slater <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Iowa Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Iowa Center.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Iowa Center. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Iowa Center.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Iowa Center. See our Newspapers Page for Iowa Center.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Iowa Center ...

Looking for more information about Iowa Center? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Iowa Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Iowa Center.

Adding Iowa Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Iowa Center in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Iowa Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Iowa Center on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Iowa Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Iowa Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Story County: www.storycounty.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/