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Welcome to Orange City ...

The city of Orange City is located in Sioux County<1> and is the County Seat for Sioux County.

Orange City was founded in 1870 and was incorporated in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Orange City has a population of 6,236 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Orange City is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Orange City: 712

The ZIP code for Orange City: 51041<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Orange City had an population of 6,236 people. This is an increase of 3.86% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.72% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Orange City had a population of 6,004 people (which is 17.79% of the total population of Sioux County). This makes Orange City the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Orange City represents 0.2% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 63rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,004 people, the population of Orange City increased 7.56% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,582 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Orange City.

Communities Also Named Orange City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Orange City - it's located in Florida.

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

Websites for Orange City ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangecityiowa.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Orange City, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Orange City ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Orange City. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Orange City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orange City ...

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

Adding Orange City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Orange City post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orange City.

Footnotes ...

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