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Welcome to Gruver ...

The city of Gruver is located in Emmet County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gruver, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gruver has a population of 83 people<2> (see below for details).

Gruver is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Gruver: 712

The ZIP code for Gruver: 51344<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gruver had an population of 83 people. This is a decrease of 11.7% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 21.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gruver had a population of 94 people. This makes Gruver the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 94 people, the population of Gruver decreased 11.32% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 106 people).

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

Communities Also Named Gruver ...

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

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

Communities near Gruver ...

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

  • Estherville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Emmetsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Sherburn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Armstrong
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Armstrong is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • Graettinger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Welcome
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Orleans
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Orleans is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Swea City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Ringsted
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Terril
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Terril is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terril
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gruver ...

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

Adding Gruver to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gruver post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gruver.

Footnotes ...

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