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Welcome to Ely ...

The city of Ely is located in Linn County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ely has a population of 2,350 people<2> (see below for details).

Ely is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Ely: 319

The ZIP code for Ely: 52227<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ely had an population of 2,350 people. This is an increase of 32.32% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 104.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ely had a population of 1,776 people. This makes Ely the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Ely represents 0.06% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 175th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,776 people, the population of Ely increased 54.57% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,149 people).

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

Communities Also Named Ely ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Ely - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Texas, Vermont and Virginia.

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

Websites for Ely ...

Official Website: www.elyiowa.com/

Communities near Ely ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ely ...

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

Adding Ely to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ely post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ely.

Footnotes ...

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