Welcome to Roland ...

The city of Roland is located in Story County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roland, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Roland has a population of 1,258 people<2> (see below for details).

Roland is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Roland lies within the (515) area code.

The ZIP code for Roland: 50236<4>

Websites for Roland ...

Official Website: www.cityofroland.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Roland had an population of 1,258 people. This is a decrease of 2.02% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Roland had a population of 1,284 people. This makes Roland the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Roland represents 0.04% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 231st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,284 people, the population of Roland decreased 3.02% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,324 people).

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

Communities Also Named Roland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Roland - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (3), Manitoba, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Roland ...

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

• Ames
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Ames is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <5>
• Nevada
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
  • Nevada is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <5>
• Huxley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
  • Huxley is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huxley <5>
• Story City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story City
  • Story City is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Story City <5>
• Gilbert
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Gilbert is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <5>
• Jewell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
  • Jewell is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jewell has also been known as:
  • Jewell Junction
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <5>
• Maxwell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Maxwell is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <5>
• Colo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colo
  • Colo is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colo <5>
• Cambridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <5>
• Hubbard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Hubbard is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roland ...

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

Adding Roland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Roland: www.cityofroland.org/

The official website for Story County: www.storycounty.com/

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