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Welcome to Stanwood ...

The city of Stanwood is located in Cedar County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stanwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Stanwood has a population of 657 people<2> (see below for details).

Stanwood is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Stanwood: 563

The ZIP code for Stanwood: 52337<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stanwood had an population of 657 people. This is a decrease of 3.95% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stanwood had a population of 684 people. This makes Stanwood the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Stanwood represents 0.02% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 383rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 684 people, the population of Stanwood has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 680 people).

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

Communities Also Named Stanwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Stanwood - they are located in Kansas, Michigan (2), New York, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania and Washington.

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

Communities near Stanwood ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stanwood ...

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

Adding Stanwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stanwood post office opened in 1869.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stanwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Cedar, 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 Stanwood.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stanwood - 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 Stanwood). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Stanwood 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/