Welcome to Charter Oak ...

The city of Charter Oak is located in Crawford County<1>.

The location of Charter Oak has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Charter Oak, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Charter Oak has a population of 482 people<3> (see below for details).

Charter Oak is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Charter Oak: (712)

The ZIP code for Charter Oak: 51439<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Charter Oak had an population of 482 people. This is a decrease of 3.98% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.06% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Charter Oak had a population of 502 people. This makes Charter Oak the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Charter Oak represents 0.02% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 456th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 502 people, the population of Charter Oak decreased 5.28% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 530 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Charter Oak.

Communities Also Named Charter Oak ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Charter Oak - they are located in California, Connecticut, Missouri, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Charter Oak ...

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

• Denison
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
  • Denison is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <6>
• Ida Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Grove
  • Ida Grove is located in Ida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ida Grove <6>
• Mapleton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Mapleton is located in Monona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <6>
• Dunlap
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
  • Dunlap is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <6>
• Schleswig
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schleswig have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schleswig
  • Schleswig is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schleswig <6>
• Battle Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
  • Battle Creek is located in Ida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Creek <6>
• Dow City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dow City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dow City
  • Dow City is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dow City <6>
• Vail
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
  • Vail is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <6>
• Ute
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ute have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ute
  • Ute is located in Monona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ute <6>
• Danbury
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
  • Danbury is located in Woodbury County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Charter Oak ...

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

Adding Charter Oak to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Charter Oak 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 for Charter Oak was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Charter Oak post office opened in 1876.

We also found Charter Oak in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Charter Oak.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Charter Oak. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Crawford County: www.crawfordcounty.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/