Welcome to River Junction ...

River Junction is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of River Junction, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

A typical abbreviation for River Junction: River Jct. (or less commonly used: River Jctn.)

River Junction is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

River Junction is within the boundaries of the (319) area code.

Communities Also Named River Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named River Junction - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Oregon and Texas.

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

Communities near River Junction ...

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

• Iowa City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
  • Iowa City is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa City <3>
• Coralville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coralville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coralville
  • Coralville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coralville <3>
• North Liberty
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
  • North Liberty is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Liberty <3>
• Washington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <3>
• Tiffin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
  • Tiffin is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiffin <3>
• West Liberty
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <3>
• Kalona
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
  • Kalona is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <3>
• West Branch
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
  • West Branch is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Branch <3>
• Columbus Junction
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Junction
  • Columbus Junction is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Junction <3>
• Wellman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
  • Wellman is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for River Junction ...

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

Adding River Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of River Junction 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 River Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the River Junction post office opened in 1873.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for River Junction.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Johnson County: www.johnson-county.com/

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