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Welcome to Sunset Village ...

Sunset Village is located in Linn County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sunset Village: Sunset Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Sunset Village is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sunset Village: 319

Communities Also Named Sunset Village ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Sunset Village: This one is located in Linn County and the other is located in Crawford County.

Beyond Iowa, there are 7 communities that are also named Sunset Village - they are located in Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, Virginia (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Sunset Village ...

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

  • Cedar Rapids
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Marion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Vinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Vernon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairfax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Solon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Solon is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <3>
  • Center Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ely
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ely is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <3>
  • Lisbon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Atkins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunset Village ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Linn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sunset Village - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.