Welcome to Bondurant ...

The city of Bondurant is located in Polk County<1>.

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

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bondurant has a population of 6,958 people<3> (see below for details).

Bondurant is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Bondurant is located in the (515) area code.

The ZIP code for Bondurant: 50035<5>

Websites for Bondurant ...

Official Website: www.cityofbondurant.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bondurant had an population of 6,958 people. This is an increase of 80.26% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 276.92% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bondurant had a population of 3,860 people. This makes Bondurant the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Bondurant represents 0.13% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 99th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,860 people, the population of Bondurant increased 109.1% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,846 people).

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

Communities Also Named Bondurant ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Bondurant - they are located in Kentucky, Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Bondurant ...

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

• Des Moines
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <6>
• Ankeny
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
  • Ankeny is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <6>
• West Des Moines
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Des Moines
  • West Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Des Moines <6>
• Urbandale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
  • Urbandale is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbandale <6>
• Johnston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
  • Johnston is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <6>
• Clive
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
  • Clive is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <6>
• Grimes
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
  • Grimes is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grimes <6>
• Norwalk
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <6>
• Pleasant Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <6>
• Polk City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City
  • Polk City is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polk City <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bondurant ...

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

Adding Bondurant to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bondurant 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 Bondurant was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

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

We also found Bondurant in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bondurant.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bondurant: www.cityofbondurant.com/

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.ia.us/

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