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Welcome to Struble ...

The city of Struble is located in Plymouth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Struble, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Struble has a population of 78 people<2> (see below for details).

Struble is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Struble: 712

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Struble had an population of 78 people (or a decrease of 8.24% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Struble had a population of 78 people. This makes Struble the county's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 78 people, the population of Struble decreased 8.24% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 85 people).

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

Communities Also Named Struble ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Struble - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Struble ...

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

  • Le Mars
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sioux Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Orange City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawarden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawarden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawarden
    • Hawarden is located in Sioux County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawarden <4>
  • Remsen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Akron
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
    • Akron is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <4>
  • Alton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Alton is located in Sioux County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
  • Hinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Merrill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
    • Merrill is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <4>
  • Hospers
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hospers have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hospers
    • Hospers is located in Sioux County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hospers <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Struble ...

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

Adding Struble to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Struble post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Struble.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Plymouth, 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 Struble.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Struble - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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