Welcome to Patterson ...

The city of Patterson is located in Madison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Patterson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Patterson has a population of 162 people<3> (see below for details).

Patterson is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Patterson: (641)

The ZIP code for Patterson: 50218<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Patterson had an population of 162 people. This is an increase of 24.62% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 28.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Patterson had a population of 130 people. This makes Patterson the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 130 people, the population of Patterson increased 3.17% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 126 people).

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

Communities Also Named Patterson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Patterson: This one is located in Madison County and the other is located in Des Moines County.

Beyond Iowa, there are 42 communities that are also named Patterson - they are located in Arkansas (4), California (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (2), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Patterson ...

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

• West Des Moines
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Des Moines
  • West Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Des Moines <6>
• Waukee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukee
  • Waukee is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukee <6>
• Clive
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
  • Clive is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <6>
• Indianola
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Indianola is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <6>
• Norwalk
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <6>
• Adel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
  • Adel is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <6>
• Winterset
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset
  • Winterset is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterset <6>
• Windsor Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
  • Windsor Heights is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor Heights <6>
• Earlham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlham
  • Earlham is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlham <6>
• Van Meter
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Meter
  • Van Meter is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Meter <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 Patterson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Patterson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Patterson ...

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

Adding Patterson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Patterson post office opened in 1872.

We also found Patterson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Patterson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncoia.us/

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