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Welcome to Joice ...

The city of Joice is located in Worth County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Joice has a population of 210 people<2> (see below for details).

Joice is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Joice: 641

The ZIP code for Joice: 50446<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Joice had an population of 210 people. This is a decrease of 5.41% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Joice had a population of 222 people. This makes Joice the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 222 people, the population of Joice decreased 3.9% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 231 people).

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

Communities Also Named Joice ...

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

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

Communities near Joice ...

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

  • Mason City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Clear Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Forest City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Garner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Lake Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Northwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Manly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Ventura
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Glenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Thompson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Joice ...

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

Adding Joice to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Joice.

Footnotes ...

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