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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 total 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 (which had 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.

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.

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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Jasper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Prairie City.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prairie City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Prairie City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Prairie City or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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