Welcome to Prairie City ...

The city of Prairie City is located in Jasper County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prairie City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Prairie City has a population of 1,716 people<2> (see below for details).

Prairie City is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Prairie City: 515

The ZIP code for Prairie City: 50228<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Prairie City had an population of 1,716 people. This is an increase of 2.14% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 25.71% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Prairie City had a population of 1,680 people. This makes Prairie City the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Prairie City represents 0.06% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 182nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,680 people, the population of Prairie City increased 23.08% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,365 people).

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

Communities Also Named Prairie City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Prairie City - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (3), Missouri (3), Oregon and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Prairie City ...

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

• Des Moines
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Des Moines
  • From Prairie City to Des Moines
• Altoona
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <5>
• Newton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newton
  • From Prairie City to Newton
• Pleasant Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <5>
• Bondurant
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondurant have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondurant
  • Bondurant is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondurant <5>
• Carlisle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carlisle
  • From Prairie City to Carlisle
• Mitchellville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
  • Mitchellville is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchellville <5>
• Colfax
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Colfax
  • From Prairie City to Colfax
• Monroe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Monroe
  • From Prairie City to Monroe
• Pleasantville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Pleasantville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pleasantville
  • From Prairie City to Pleasantville

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prairie City. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Prairie City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prairie City ...

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

Adding Prairie City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Prairie City post office opened in 1857.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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