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Welcome to Tower ...

The city of Tower is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tower, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Tower has a population of 481 people<2> (see below for details).

Tower is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Tower: 218

The ZIP code for Tower: 55790<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tower had an population of 481 people. This is a decrease of 3.8% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.42% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tower had a population of 500 people. This makes Tower the county's 20th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 500 people, the population of Tower increased 4.38% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 479 people).

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

Communities Also Named Tower ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Tower - they are located in California, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Michigan, Montana, Ohio and Washington.

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

Communities near Tower ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tower ...

Looking for more information about Tower? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Tower, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tower.

Adding Tower to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tower 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 Tower was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Tower post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tower.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Saint Louis, 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 Tower.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tower - 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 city (such as Tower). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Tower 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/