Welcome to Blairstown ...The city of Blairstown is located in Benton County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Blairstown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1862. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Blairstown has a population of 657 people<2> (see below for details). Blairstown is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Blairstown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Blairstown: 319 The ZIP code for Blairstown: 52209<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Blairstown had an population of 657 people. This is a decrease of 5.06% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.67% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Blairstown had a population of 692 people. This makes Blairstown the county's 8th most populous community. The population of Blairstown represents 0.02% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 381st most populous community. With a 2010 count of 692 people, the population of Blairstown increased 1.47% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 682 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Blairstown. Communities Also Named Blairstown ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Blairstown - they are located in Louisiana, Missouri and New Jersey. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blairstown. Communities near Blairstown ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blairstown.
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 Blairstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blairstown. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blairstown. 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 Blairstown. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blairstown. See our Newspapers Page for Blairstown. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blairstown ...Looking for more information about Blairstown? 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 Blairstown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Blairstown. Adding Blairstown to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Blairstown 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 Blairstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Blairstown in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865). For more details, see References and Mentions for Blairstown. Footnotes ...
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