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Welcome to Hopkins ...

The city of Hopkins is located in Nodaway County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hopkins, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hopkins has a population of 479 people<2> (see below for details).

Hopkins is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Hopkins: 660

The ZIP code for Hopkins: 64461<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hopkins had an population of 479 people. This is a decrease of 9.96% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hopkins had a population of 532 people. This makes Hopkins the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 532 people, the population of Hopkins decreased 8.12% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 579 people).

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

Communities Also Named Hopkins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Hopkins - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Hopkins ...

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

  • Maryville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Clarinda
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bedford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bedford is located in Taylor County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,380 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <5>
  • Burlington Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • New Market
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • New Market is located in Taylor County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Ravenwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
  • College Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • College Springs is located in Page County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Blockton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Blockton is located in Taylor County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Shambaugh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Shambaugh is located in Page County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Gravity
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Gravity is located in Taylor County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hopkins ...

Looking for more information about Hopkins? 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 Hopkins, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hopkins.

Adding Hopkins to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hopkins post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hopkins.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Nodaway, 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 Hopkins.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hopkins - 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 Hopkins). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hopkins 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/