Welcome to Lester ...

The city of Lester is located in Lyon County<1>.

The location of Lester has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lester has a population of 303 people<3> (see below for details).

Lester is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Lester: (712)

The ZIP code for Lester: 51242<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lester had an population of 303 people. This is an increase of 3.06% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 20.72% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lester had a population of 294 people. This makes Lester the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 294 people, the population of Lester increased 17.13% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 251 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lester.

Communities Also Named Lester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Lester: This one is located in Lyon County and the other is located in Black Hawk County.

Beyond Iowa, there are 23 communities that are also named Lester - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lester.

Communities near Lester ...

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

• Brandon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <6>
• Harrisburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Lincoln County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <6>
• Luverne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luverne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luverne
  • Luverne is located in Rock County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luverne <6>
• Rock Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
  • Rock Valley is located in Sioux County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Valley <6>
• Canton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Lincoln County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <6>
• Rock Rapids
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rapids
  • Rock Rapids is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Rapids <6>
• Hull
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Hull is located in Sioux County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <6>
• George
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
  • George is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for George <6>
• Larchwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchwood
  • Larchwood is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larchwood <6>
• Inwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
  • Inwood is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inwood <6>

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 Lester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lester.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lester. 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 Lester.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lester ...

Looking for more information about Lester? 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 Lester, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lester.

Adding Lester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lester 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 Lester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Lester post office opened in 1888.

We also found Lester in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lester.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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