Welcome to Victor ...

The city of Victor is primarily located in Poweshiek County<1>. A portion of Victor extends into Iowa County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Victor, 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, Victor has a population of 870 people<3> (see below for details).

Victor is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Victor: (319)

The ZIP code for Victor: 52347<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Victor had an population of 870 people. This is a decrease of 2.58% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Victor had a population of 893 people. This makes Victor the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Victor represents 0.03% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 310th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 893 people, the population of Victor decreased 6.2% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 952 people).

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

Communities Also Named Victor ...

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

Beyond Iowa, there are 36 communities that are also named Victor - they are located in Arkansas (2), California (3), Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota (2), Texas (2), Utah, Washington (2) and West Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Victor ...

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

• Williamsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <6>
• Marengo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Marengo is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <6>
• Belle Plaine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
  • Belle Plaine is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Plaine <6>
• Brooklyn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Brooklyn is located in Poweshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <6>
• Montezuma
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Poweshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <6>
• North English
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North English
  • North English is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North English <6>
• Blairstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blairstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
  • Blairstown is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blairstown <6>
• Keystone
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Keystone is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <6>
• Malcom
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malcom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcom
  • Malcom is located in Poweshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malcom <6>
• Ladora
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladora
  • Ladora is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladora <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 Victor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Victor.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Victor ...

Looking for more information about Victor? 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 Victor, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Victor.

Adding Victor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Victor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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