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Welcome to Anita ...

The city of Anita is located in Cass County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Anita, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Anita has a population of 897 people<2> (see below for details).

Anita is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Anita: 712

The ZIP code for Anita: 50020<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Anita had an population of 897 people. This is a decrease of 7.72% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.49% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Anita had a population of 972 people (which is 6.98% of the total population of Cass County). This makes Anita the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Anita represents 0.03% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 291st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 972 people, the population of Anita decreased 7.34% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,049 people).

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

Communities Also Named Anita ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Anita - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida (2), Georgia, Indiana, Montana, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Anita ...

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

  • Atlantic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Greenfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Exira
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Adair
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fontanelle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
  • Elk Horn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Casey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Lewis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Menlo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Massena
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Anita. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Anita.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anita ...

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

Adding Anita to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Anita post office opened in 1868.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anita.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Cass, 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 Anita.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Anita - 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 Anita). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Anita 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/