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Welcome to Urbandale ...

Urbandale is located in Kent County<1>.

Time Zone: Urbandale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Urbandale: 616

Communities Also Named Urbandale ...

While we believe that this Urbandale is located in Kent County, we know of another 2 Michigan communities named Urbandale. Those communities are located in the following counties: Calhoun and Ingham County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 6 communities that are also named Urbandale - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, 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.

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 Michigan's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.