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Welcome to Coralville ...

The city of Coralville is located in Johnson County<1>.

Coralville was established in 1873.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Coralville has a population of 22,428 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Coralville is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Coralville: 319

The ZIP code for Coralville: 52241<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Coralville had an population of 22,428 people. This is an increase of 18.62% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 48.3% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Coralville had a population of 18,907 people (which is 14.4% of the total population of Johnson County). This makes Coralville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Coralville represents 0.62% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 23rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 18,907 people, the population of Coralville increased 25.02% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 15,123 people).

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

Websites for Coralville ...

Official Website: www.coralville.org/

Communities near Coralville ...

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

  • Cedar Rapids
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Mount Vernon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • West Liberty
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairfax
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Solon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Solon is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <5>
  • Kalona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Kalona is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <5>
  • West Branch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Ely
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ely is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <5>
  • Lisbon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Walford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Walford is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 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 Coralville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coralville.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Coralville. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Coralville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coralville ...

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

Adding Coralville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Coralville post office opened in 1869. The Coralville post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coralville.

Footnotes ...

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