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Welcome to Iowa ...

The town of Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Iowa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Iowa has a population of 3,166 people<2> (see below for details).

Iowa is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Code for Iowa: 337

The ZIP code for Iowa: 70647<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Iowa had an population of 3,166 people. This is an increase of 5.67% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.89% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Iowa had a population of 2,996 people. This makes Iowa the parish's 6th most populous community.

The population of Iowa represents 0.07% of the total population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 95th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,996 people, the population of Iowa increased 12.5% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,663 people).

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

Communities Also Named Iowa ...

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

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

Communities near Iowa ...

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

  • Lake Charles
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Westlake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Welsh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Kinder
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Fenton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fenton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <5>
  • Reeves
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lacassine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bell City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Greinwich Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Greinwich Village is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greinwich Village
  • Hayes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Iowa ...

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

Adding Iowa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Iowa 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 (so far) for Iowa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Iowa post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Iowa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Calcasieu, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Iowa.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Iowa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Iowa). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Iowa or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/