Welcome to South Amana ...

South Amana is located in Iowa County<1>.

The location of South Amana has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Amana, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for South Amana: S. Amana

South Amana is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

South Amana is within the (319) area code.

The ZIP code for South Amana: 52334<4>

Communities near South Amana ...

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

• Coralville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coralville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• North Liberty
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Tiffin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Williamsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <5>
• Fairfax
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <5>
• Marengo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Marengo is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <5>
• Belle Plaine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
  • Belle Plaine is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Plaine <5>
• Atkins
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Atkins is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkins <5>
• Walford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
  • Walford is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
• North English
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North English
  • North English is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North English <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 South Amana. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Amana.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Amana ...

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

Adding South Amana to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Amana post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Amana.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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