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Welcome to Alta Vista ...

The city of Alta Vista is located in Chickasaw County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alta Vista, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Alta Vista has a population of 253 people<2> (see below for details).

Alta Vista is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Alta Vista: 641

The ZIP code for Alta Vista: 50603<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Alta Vista had an population of 253 people. This is a decrease of 4.89% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.54% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Alta Vista had a population of 266 people. This makes Alta Vista the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 266 people, the population of Alta Vista decreased 6.99% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 286 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Alta Vista.

Communities Also Named Alta Vista ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Alta Vista - they are located in Alabama (2), California (3), Colorado (2), Florida (2), Georgia (2), Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Ontario, Saskatchewan, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah (2) and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Alta Vista ...

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

  • Charles City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cresco
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • New Hampton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Nashua
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Nashua is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <5>
  • Fredericksburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Riceville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lime Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Lawler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Floyd
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Ionia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ionia is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ionia <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 Alta Vista. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alta Vista.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alta Vista ...

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

Adding Alta Vista to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alta Vista 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 (so far) for Alta Vista was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Alta Vista post office opened in 1873.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alta Vista.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Chickasaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Alta Vista.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alta Vista - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Alta Vista). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Alta Vista or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/