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Welcome to Page Center ...

Page Center is located in Page County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Page Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Page Center: Page Ctr. (or less commonly used: Page Cen., Page Cent. or Page Cntr.)

Page Center is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Page Center: 712

Communities near Page Center ...

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

  • Clarinda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Shenandoah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Villisca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Essex
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Burlington Junction
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hopkins
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopkins is located in Nodaway County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins <3>
  • Farragut
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • New Market
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • New Market is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • College Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • College Springs is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 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 Page Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Page Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Page Center ...

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

Adding Page Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Page Center 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 Page Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Page Center.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Page, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Page Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.