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Welcome to Readlyn ...

The city of Readlyn is located in Bremer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Readlyn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Readlyn has a population of 850 people<2> (see below for details).

Readlyn is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Readlyn: 319

The ZIP code for Readlyn: 50668<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Readlyn had an population of 850 people. This is an increase of 5.2% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.14% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Readlyn had a population of 808 people. This makes Readlyn the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Readlyn represents 0.03% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 343rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 808 people, the population of Readlyn increased 2.8% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 786 people).

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

Communities Also Named Readlyn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Readlyn - it's located in Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Readlyn ...

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

  • Waterloo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Waverly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Oelwein
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Evansdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jesup
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <5>
  • Sumner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Denver
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tripoli
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Shell Rock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Readlyn ...

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

Adding Readlyn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Readlyn 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 Readlyn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Readlyn post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Readlyn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Bremer, 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 Readlyn.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Readlyn - 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 Readlyn). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Readlyn 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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