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Welcome to Numa ...

The city of Numa is located in Appanoose County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Numa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Numa has a population of 89 people<2> (see below for details).

Numa is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Numa: 641

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Numa had an population of 89 people. This is a decrease of 3.26% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Numa had a population of 92 people. This makes Numa the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 92 people, the population of Numa decreased 15.6% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 109 people).

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

Communities Also Named Numa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Numa - they are located in Colorado (2), Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Numa ...

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

  • Centerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Unionville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Corydon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Seymour
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Moravia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Moulton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Mystic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mystic is located in Appanoose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Cincinnati
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Exline
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Exline is located in Appanoose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Promise City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Numa ...

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

Adding Numa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Numa 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 Numa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Numa post office opened in 1857.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Numa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Appanoose, 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 Numa.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Numa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/