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Welcome to Clermont ...

The city of Clermont is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clermont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clermont has a population of 592 people<2> (see below for details).

Clermont is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Clermont: 563

The ZIP code for Clermont: 52135<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clermont had an population of 592 people. This is a decrease of 6.33% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.32% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clermont had a population of 632 people. This makes Clermont the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Clermont represents 0.02% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 404th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 632 people, the population of Clermont decreased 11.73% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 716 people).

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

Communities Also Named Clermont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Clermont - they are located in Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, New Jersey (2), New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island and Quebec (2).

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

Websites for Clermont ...

Official Website: www.clermontia.org/

Communities near Clermont ...

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

  • West Union
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Postville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Monona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Fayette
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Elkader
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Calmar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ossian
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Maynard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Hawkeye
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Arlington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Arlington is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clermont ...

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

Adding Clermont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clermont 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 Clermont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Clermont post office opened in 1851.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clermont.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Fayette, 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 Clermont.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clermont - 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 Clermont). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Clermont 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>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/