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Welcome to Grand Mound ...

The city of Grand Mound is located in Clinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grand Mound, 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.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Grand Mound has a population of 595 people<2> (see below for details).

Grand Mound is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Grand Mound: 563

The ZIP code for Grand Mound: 52751<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Grand Mound had an population of 595 people. This is a decrease of 7.32% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grand Mound had a population of 642 people. This makes Grand Mound the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Grand Mound represents 0.02% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 399th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 642 people, the population of Grand Mound decreased 5.03% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 676 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Grand Mound.

Communities Also Named Grand Mound ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Grand Mound - it's located in Washington.

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

Communities near Grand Mound ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand Mound ...

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

Adding Grand Mound to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grand Mound.

Footnotes ...

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