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Welcome to Iowa ...

Iowa is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Iowa, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Iowa is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Iowa: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Iowa ...

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

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.

  • DuBois
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • DuBois is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuBois <4>
  • Punxsutawney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Brookville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Reynoldsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Brockway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sykesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Falls Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • New Bethlehem
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Run
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Run is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Summerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Summerville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 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 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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Iowa was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Iowa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Iowa - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Iowa area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Iowa 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.