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Welcome to Strawberry Point ...

The city of Strawberry Point is located in Clayton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Strawberry Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

A typical abbreviation for Strawberry Point: Strawberry Pt.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Strawberry Point has a population of 1,206 people<2> (see below for details).

Strawberry Point is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Strawberry Point: 563

The ZIP code for Strawberry Point: 52076<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Strawberry Point had an population of 1,206 people. This is a decrease of 5.71% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Strawberry Point had a population of 1,279 people (or 7.07% of the total population of Clayton County). This makes Strawberry Point the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Strawberry Point represents 0.04% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 232nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,279 people, the population of Strawberry Point decreased 7.72% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,386 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Strawberry Point.

Communities Also Named Strawberry Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Strawberry Point - they are located in Alaska, California and Michigan.

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

Communities near Strawberry Point ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Strawberry Point. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Strawberry Point.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Strawberry Point ...

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

Adding Strawberry Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Strawberry Point 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 Strawberry Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Strawberry Point post office opened in 1852.

We also found Strawberry Point in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Strawberry Point.

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

The official website for Clayton County: www.claytoncountyiowa.net/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Clayton, 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 Strawberry Point.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Strawberry Point - 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 Strawberry Point). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Strawberry Point 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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