Welcome to Monticello ...

The city of Monticello is located in Jones County<1>.

The location of Monticello has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monticello, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Monticello has a population of 3,870 people<3> (see below for details).

Monticello is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Monticello is located in the (319) area code.

The ZIP code for Monticello: 52310<5>

Websites for Monticello ...

Official Website: www.ci.monticello.ia.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Monticello had an population of 3,870 people. This is an increase of 1.95% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.29% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Monticello had a population of 3,796 people (which is 18.35% of the total population of Jones County). This makes Monticello the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Monticello represents 0.12% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 100th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,796 people, the population of Monticello increased 5.24% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,607 people).

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

Communities Also Named Monticello ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Monticello - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina (3), Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Monticello ...

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

• Anamosa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anamosa
  • Anamosa is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anamosa <6>
• Dyersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
  • Dyersville is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersville <6>
• Cascade
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cascade is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <6>
• Epworth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
  • Epworth is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epworth <6>
• Farley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
  • Farley is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farley <6>
• Central City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <6>
• Springville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <6>
• Earlville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
  • Earlville is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <6>
• Olin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
  • Olin is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olin <6>
• Coggon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggon
  • Coggon is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coggon <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monticello ...

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

Adding Monticello to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Monticello post office opened in 1847.

We also found Monticello in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monticello.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Monticello: www.ci.monticello.ia.us/

The official website for Jones County: www.co.jones.ia.us/

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