Welcome to McCallsburg ...

The city of McCallsburg is located in Story County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McCallsburg, 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.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, McCallsburg has a population of 321 people<2> (see below for details).

McCallsburg is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for McCallsburg: (515)

The ZIP code for McCallsburg: 50154<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, McCallsburg had an population of 321 people. This is a decrease of 3.6% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McCallsburg had a population of 333 people. This makes McCallsburg the county's 13th most populous community.

The population of McCallsburg represents 0.01% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 557th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 333 people, the population of McCallsburg increased 4.72% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 318 people).

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

Communities near McCallsburg ...

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

• Ames
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Nevada
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Story City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story City
  • Story City is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Story City <5>
• Eldora
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldora have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
  • Eldora is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldora <5>
• State Center
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Center have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Center
  • State Center is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State Center <5>
• Roland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Roland is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
• Gilbert
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Gilbert is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <5>
• Jewell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
  • Jewell is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jewell has also been known as:
  • Jewell Junction
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <5>
• Maxwell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Maxwell is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <5>
• Colo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colo
  • Colo is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colo <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCallsburg ...

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

Adding McCallsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McCallsburg 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 McCallsburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McCallsburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McCallsburg. 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/