Welcome to Pioneer ...

The city of Pioneer is located in Humboldt County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pioneer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pioneer has a population of 22 people<3> (see below for details).

Pioneer is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Pioneer lies within the (515) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pioneer had an population of 22 people. This is a decrease of 4.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pioneer had a population of 23 people. This makes Pioneer the county's 12th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 23 people, the population of Pioneer increased 9.52% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 21 people).

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

Communities Also Named Pioneer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Pioneer - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (3), California (3), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana (4), Nevada, New Mexico (2), New York, Ohio (2), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Pioneer ...

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

• Fort Dodge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dodge
  • Fort Dodge is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Dodge <5>
• Humboldt
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Humboldt is located in Humboldt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <5>
• Pocahontas
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Pocahontas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <5>
• Manson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
  • Manson is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manson <5>
• Dakota City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota City
  • Dakota City is located in Humboldt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dakota City <5>
• Pomeroy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Pomeroy is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <5>
• Badger
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
  • Badger is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badger <5>
• Rolfe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe
  • Rolfe is located in Pocahontas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolfe <5>
• Otho
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
  • Otho is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otho <5>
• Gilmore City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilmore City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore City
  • Gilmore City is located in Humboldt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilmore City <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 Pioneer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pioneer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pioneer ...

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

Adding Pioneer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pioneer 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 Pioneer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pioneer post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pioneer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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