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Welcome to Mount Auburn ...

The city of Mount Auburn is located in Benton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Auburn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1865.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Auburn: Mt. Auburn

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mount Auburn has a population of 145 people<2> (see below for details).

Mount Auburn is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Mount Auburn: 319

The ZIP code for Mount Auburn: 52313<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mount Auburn had an population of 145 people. This is a decrease of 3.33% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mount Auburn had a population of 150 people. This makes Mount Auburn the county's 13th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 150 people, the population of Mount Auburn decreased 6.25% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 160 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mount Auburn.

Communities Also Named Mount Auburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Mount Auburn - they are located in Illinois, Indiana (3), Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nova Scotia and Ohio (3).

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

Communities near Mount Auburn ...

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

  • Independence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Vinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Evansdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jesup
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <5>
  • Center Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • La Porte City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Traer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Urbana
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dysart
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Elk Run Heights
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 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 Mount Auburn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Auburn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Auburn ...

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

Adding Mount Auburn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mount Auburn post office opened in 1865.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Auburn.

Footnotes ...

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