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Welcome to Dyersville ...

The city of Dyersville is primarily located in Dubuque County<1>. A portion of Dyersville extends into Delaware County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dyersville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dyersville has a population of 4,341 people<2> (see below for details).

Dyersville is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Dyersville: 563

The ZIP code for Dyersville: 52040<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dyersville had an population of 4,341 people. This is an increase of 6.97% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dyersville had a population of 4,058 people. This makes Dyersville the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Dyersville represents 0.13% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 94th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,058 people, the population of Dyersville has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,035 people).

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

Communities Also Named Dyersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dyersville - it's located in Colorado.

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

Websites for Dyersville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.dyersville.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Dyersville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Dyersville ...

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

  • Asbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Asbury is located in Dubuque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
  • Manchester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Monticello
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Cascade
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Epworth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Peosta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Farley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cassville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
  • Edgewood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Earlville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dyersville ...

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

Adding Dyersville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dyersville post office opened in 1854.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dyersville.

Footnotes ...

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