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Welcome to Urbandale ...

Urbandale is located in Alexander County<1>.

Urbandale is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Urbandale: 618 & 730<3>

Communities Also Named Urbandale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Urbandale - they are located in Iowa, Michigan (3), Missouri and Ontario.

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

Communities near Urbandale ...

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

  • Charleston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Charleston is located in Mississippi County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
  • Cairo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cairo is located in Alexander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <4>
  • La Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bertrand
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bertrand is located in Mississippi County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Mounds
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mounds is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
  • Bardwell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wickliffe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Barlow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
  • Kevil
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Kevil is located in Ballard County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kevil
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kevil <4>
  • Tamms
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Tamms is located in Alexander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamms
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamms <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 Urbandale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Urbandale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Urbandale ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Alexander, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Urbandale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Urbandale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Urbandale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.