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Welcome to Centerville ...

The city of Centerville is located in Boone County<1>.

Centerville is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Centerville: 515

Communities Also Named Centerville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Centerville: This one is located in Boone County and the other is located in Appanoose County.

Beyond Iowa, there are 143 communities that are also named Centerville - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Arkansas (4), California (6), Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (10), Idaho, Illinois (7), Indiana (2), Kansas (9), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts (3), Michigan (2), Minnesota (3), Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana (4), Nebraska, Nevada (3), New Jersey (5), New Mexico, New York (6), North Carolina, Ohio (9), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (12), Rhode Island (2), South Carolina (4), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Utah, Vermont (3), Virginia (9), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (4).

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

Communities near Centerville ...

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

  • Ames
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
    • Ames is located in Story County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <3>
  • Boone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Perry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Story City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Madrid
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ogden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Ogden is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <3>
  • Woodward
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Slater
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilbert
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Dayton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Centerville ...

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

Adding Centerville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Centerville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

We originally found mention of Centerville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Centerville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Centerville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.