Welcome to Eldridge ...

The city of Eldridge is located in Scott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eldridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Eldridge has a population of 6,848 people<2> (see below for details).

Eldridge is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Eldridge: 563

The ZIP code for Eldridge: 52748<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Eldridge had an population of 6,848 people. This is an increase of 21.18% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 64.65% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Eldridge had a population of 5,651 people. This makes Eldridge the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Eldridge represents 0.19% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 66th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,651 people, the population of Eldridge increased 35.87% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,159 people).

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

Communities Also Named Eldridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Eldridge - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota and Texas (3).

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

Websites for Eldridge ...

Official Website: www.eldridge.org/

Communities near Eldridge ...

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

• Davenport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Davenport
  • From Eldridge to Davenport
• Moline
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
  • Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Moline
  • From Eldridge to Moline
• Rock Island
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Rock Island is located in Rock Island County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Island <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rock Island
  • From Eldridge to Rock Island
• Bettendorf
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettendorf
  • Bettendorf is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bettendorf <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bettendorf
  • From Eldridge to Bettendorf
• East Moline
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
  • East Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
• Silvis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silvis have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvis
  • Silvis is located in Rock Island County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silvis <5>
• De Witt
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to De Witt
  • From Eldridge to De Witt
• Colona
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colona have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
  • Colona is located in Henry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colona <5>
• Milan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Rock Island County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Milan
  • From Eldridge to Milan
• Camanche
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche
  • Camanche is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camanche <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Camanche
  • From Eldridge to Camanche

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eldridge ...

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

Adding Eldridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eldridge 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 Eldridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Eldridge post office opened in 1871.

We also found Eldridge in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eldridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Eldridge: www.eldridge.org/

The official website for Scott County: www.scottcountyiowa.com/

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