Welcome to York Center ...

York Center is located in Pottawattamie County<1>.

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

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

A typical abbreviation for York Center: York Ctr. (or less commonly used: York Cen., York Cent. or York Cntr.)

York Center is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

York Center is within the (712) area code.

Communities Also Named York Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named York Center - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Maine, New York, Ohio (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near York Center ...

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

• Council Bluffs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Bluffs
  • Council Bluffs is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Bluffs <4>
• Carter Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Lake
  • Carter Lake is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter Lake <4>
• Avoca
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <4>
• Oakland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <4>
• Treynor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treynor
  • Treynor is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Treynor <4>
• Underwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
  • Underwood is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Underwood <4>
• Neola
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
  • Neola is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neola <4>
• Carson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
  • Carson is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <4>
• Walnut
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
• Crescent
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Crescent is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for York Center ...

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

Adding York Center to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for York Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pottawattamie County: www.pottcounty.com/

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