Welcome to Pocahontas ...

The city of Pocahontas is located in Pocahontas County<1> and is the County Seat for Pocahontas County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pocahontas, 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.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pocahontas has a population of 1,636 people<2> (see below for details).

Pocahontas is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Pocahontas: 712

The ZIP code for Pocahontas: 50574<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pocahontas had an population of 1,636 people. This is a decrease of 8.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pocahontas had a population of 1,789 people (which is 24.54% of the total population of Pocahontas County). This makes Pocahontas the county's most populous community.

The population of Pocahontas represents 0.06% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 173rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,789 people, the population of Pocahontas decreased 9.19% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,970 people).

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

Communities Also Named Pocahontas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Pocahontas - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2) and Virginia (3).

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

Websites for Pocahontas ...

Official Website: www.pocahontasiowa.com/

Communities near Pocahontas ...

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

• Manson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
  • Manson is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manson <6>
• Laurens
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
  • Laurens is located in Pocahontas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <6>
• Newell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
  • Newell is located in Buena Vista County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <6>
• West Bend
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
  • West Bend is located in Palo Alto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bend <6>
• Albert City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert City
  • Albert City is located in Buena Vista County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert City <6>
• Pomeroy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Pomeroy is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <6>
• Fonda
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
  • Fonda is located in Pocahontas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <6>
• Rolfe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe
  • Rolfe is located in Pocahontas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolfe <6>
• Gilmore City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilmore City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore City
  • Gilmore City is located in Humboldt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilmore City <6>
• Mallard
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
  • Mallard is located in Palo Alto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mallard <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 Pocahontas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pocahontas.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pocahontas ...

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

Adding Pocahontas to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Pocahontas on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pocahontas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pocahontas: www.pocahontasiowa.com/

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