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Welcome to Charles City ...

The city of Charles City is located in Floyd County<1> and is the County Seat for Floyd County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Charles City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Charles City has a population of 7,305 people<2> (see below for details).

Charles City is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Charles City: 641

The ZIP code for Charles City: 50616<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Charles City had an population of 7,305 people. This is a decrease of 4.53% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.49% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Charles City had a population of 7,652 people (which is 46.92% of the total population of Floyd County). This makes Charles City the county's most populous community.

The population of Charles City represents 0.25% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 53rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,652 people, the population of Charles City decreased 2.05% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,812 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Charles City.

Communities Also Named Charles City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Charles City - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Charles City ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Charles City. Our list includes 27 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Charles City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Charles City ...

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

Adding Charles City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Charles City post office opened in 1861.

We also found Charles City in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Charles City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Floyd, 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 Charles City.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Charles City - 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 Charles City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Charles City 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>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/