Welcome to Valeria ...

The city of Valeria is located in Jasper County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valeria, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Valeria has a population of 59 people<3> (see below for details).

Valeria is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Valeria had an population of 59 people. This is an increase of 3.51% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.84% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Valeria had a population of 57 people. This makes Valeria the county's 13th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 57 people, the population of Valeria decreased 8.06% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 62 people).

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

Communities Also Named Valeria ...

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

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

Communities near Valeria ...

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

• Des Moines
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <5>
• Ankeny
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
  • Ankeny is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <5>
• Altoona
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <5>
• Newton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <5>
• Pleasant Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <5>
• Bondurant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondurant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondurant
  • Bondurant is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondurant <5>
• Carlisle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <5>
• Huxley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
  • Huxley is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huxley <5>
• Mitchellville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
  • Mitchellville is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchellville <5>
• Colfax
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <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 Valeria. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valeria.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valeria ...

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

Adding Valeria to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valeria 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 Valeria was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Valeria on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valeria.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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