Welcome to Story City ...

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

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

The origin (or the toponymy) of Story City: Named after Joseph Story (1779-1845), an Associate Justice of the US  Supreme Court (1811-1845).

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Story City has a population of 3,327 people<2> (see below for details).

Story City is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Story City: (515)

The ZIP code for Story City: 50248<4>

Websites for Story City ...

Official Website: cityofstorycity.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Story City had an population of 3,327 people. This is a decrease of 3.03% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.07% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Story City had a population of 3,431 people. This makes Story City the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Story City represents 0.11% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 109th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,431 people, the population of Story City increased 6.29% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,228 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Story City.

Communities near Story City ...

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

• Ames
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Boone
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Boone is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <5>
• Nevada
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Roland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Roland is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
• Gilbert
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Colo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Hubbard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Hubbard is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <5>
• Stratford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
  • Stratford is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratford <5>
• Zearing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zearing
  • Zearing is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zearing <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 Story City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Story City.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Story City. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Story City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Story City ...

Looking for more information about Story City? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Story City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Story City.

Adding Story City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Story City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Story City: cityofstorycity.org/

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

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