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Welcome to Zero ...

Zero is located in Lucas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zero, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

Zero is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Zero: 641

Communities Also Named Zero ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Zero - they are located in Kentucky, Mississippi and Montana.

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

Communities near Zero ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zero ...

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

Adding Zero to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zero in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Zero was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Zero post office opened in 1874. The Zero post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zero.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Lucas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Zero - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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