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Welcome to Berwick ...

Berwick is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berwick, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Berwick is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Berwick: 515

The ZIP code for Berwick: 50032<3>

Communities Also Named Berwick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Berwick - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Berwick ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berwick ...

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

Adding Berwick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Berwick 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 Berwick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Berwick post office opened in 1884.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berwick.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Berwick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 community (such as Berwick). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Berwick or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/