Welcome to Eagle Center ...

Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eagle Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Eagle Center: Eagle Ctr. (or less commonly used: Eagle Cen., Eagle Cent. or Eagle Cntr.)

Eagle Center is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Eagle Center: 319

Communities Also Named Eagle Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Eagle Center - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Eagle Center ...

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

• Waterloo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Waterloo
  • From Eagle Center to Waterloo
• Cedar Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
  • Cedar Falls is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Falls <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cedar Falls
  • From Eagle Center to Cedar Falls
• Evansdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansdale
  • Evansdale is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansdale <3>
• Jesup
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jesup have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
  • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <3>
• Hudson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hudson
  • From Eagle Center to Hudson
• La Porte City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte City
  • La Porte City is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to La Porte City
  • From Eagle Center to La Porte City
• Reinbeck
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reinbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinbeck
  • Reinbeck is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reinbeck <3>
• Traer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
  • Traer is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traer <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Traer
  • From Eagle Center to Traer
• Dysart
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dysart have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
  • Dysart is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dysart <3>
• Dike
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
  • Dike is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dike <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dike
  • From Eagle Center to Dike

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eagle Center ...

Looking for more information about Eagle Center? 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 Eagle Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Eagle Center.

Adding Eagle Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eagle Center 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 Eagle Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Eagle Center on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eagle Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eagle Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Black Hawk County: www.co.black-hawk.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/