Welcome to Commerce ...
Commerce is located in Polk County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Commerce, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.
Commerce is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Commerce lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Commerce: 515
Communities Also Named Commerce ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Commerce - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Commerce.
Communities near Commerce ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Commerce.
- Des Moines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ankeny
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Urbandale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbandale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Waukee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Altoona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Altoona is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <3>
- Clive
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Indianola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grimes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Norwalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
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 Commerce. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Commerce.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Commerce. 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 Commerce.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Commerce. See our Newspapers Page for Commerce.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Commerce ...
Looking for more information about Commerce? 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 Commerce, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Commerce.
Adding Commerce to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Commerce 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 Commerce was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Commerce post office opened in 1868.
We also found Commerce in the book titled Sixth Biennial Report of the State Mine Inspectors, Two Years Ending June 30, 1893.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Commerce.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Commerce - 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |