Welcome to White Oak ...

White Oak is located in Polk County<1>.

White Oak is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for White Oak: 515

Communities Also Named White Oak ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named White Oak: This one is located in Polk County and the other is located in Mahaska County.

Beyond Iowa, there are 62 communities that are also named White Oak - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas (4), Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Kentucky (2), Maryland (3), Michigan (2), Mississippi (3), Missouri, North Carolina (7), Ohio (4), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (4), Tennessee (4), Texas (4), Virginia (5), West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near White Oak ...

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

• Des Moines
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <3>
• Ankeny
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ankeny is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <3>
• West Des Moines
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • West Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Des Moines
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Des Moines <3>
• Urbandale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Urbandale is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbandale <3>
• Waukee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Waukee is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukee <3>
• Johnston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Johnston is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <3>
• Altoona
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Altoona is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <3>
• Clive
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Clive is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <3>
• Grimes
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Grimes is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grimes <3>
• Norwalk
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Norwalk is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Oak ...

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