Welcome to Shell Rock ...The city of Shell Rock is located in Butler County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Shell Rock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Shell Rock has a population of 1,271 people<2> (see below for details). Shell Rock is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Shell Rock lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Shell Rock: 319 The ZIP code for Shell Rock: 50670<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shell Rock had an population of 1,271 people. This is a decrease of 1.93% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.08% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Shell Rock had a population of 1,296 people (or 8.69% of the total population of Butler County). This makes Shell Rock the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of Shell Rock represents 0.04% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 228th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,296 people, the population of Shell Rock has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,298 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Shell Rock. Communities Also Named Shell Rock ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Shell Rock - it's located in Kansas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shell Rock. Communities near Shell Rock ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shell Rock.
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 Shell Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shell Rock. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shell Rock. 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 Shell Rock. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shell Rock. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Shell Rock. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shell Rock ...Looking for more information about Shell Rock? 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 Shell Rock, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Shell Rock. Adding Shell Rock to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Shell Rock 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 Shell Rock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Shell Rock. Footnotes ...
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