Welcome to Italy ...The town of Italy is located Italy is located in Ellis County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Italy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Italy has a population of 1,922 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Italy is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Italy lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Italy: 214, 469, 945 & 972<4> The ZIP code for Italy: 76651<5> Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Italy had an population of 1,922 people. This is an increase of 3.17% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.56% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Italy had a population of 1,863 people. This makes Italy the county's 8th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,863 people, the population of Italy decreased 6.52% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,993 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Italy. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Italy - they are located in New York and South Carolina. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Italy. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Italy. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Italy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Italy. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Italy. 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 Italy. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Italy. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Italy. Looking for more information about Italy? 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 Italy, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Italy. We originally found mention of Italy 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 Italy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Italy.
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