Welcome to Oxford ...

The city of Oxford is located in Johnson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oxford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Oxford has a population of 799 people<3> (see below for details).

Oxford is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Oxford is within the (319) area code.

The ZIP code for Oxford: 52322<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oxford had an population of 799 people. This is a decrease of 0.99% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oxford had a population of 807 people. This makes Oxford the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Oxford represents 0.03% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 345th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 807 people, the population of Oxford increased 14.47% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 705 people).

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

Communities Also Named Oxford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Oxford - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Oxford ...

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

• Cedar Rapids
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rapids
  • Cedar Rapids is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Rapids <6>
• Iowa City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
  • Iowa City is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa City <6>
• Coralville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coralville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coralville
  • Coralville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coralville <6>
• North Liberty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
  • North Liberty is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Liberty <6>
• Tiffin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
  • Tiffin is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiffin <6>
• Williamsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <6>
• Fairfax
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <6>
• Solon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
  • Solon is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <6>
• Kalona
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
  • Kalona is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <6>
• Marengo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Marengo is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <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 Oxford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oxford.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oxford. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Oxford.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oxford ...

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

Adding Oxford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oxford post office opened in 1855.

We also found Oxford in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oxford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oxford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Johnson County: www.johnson-county.com/

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