Welcome to Clarinda ...

The city of Clarinda is located in Page County<1> and is the County Seat for Page County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarinda, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clarinda has a population of 5,377 people<2> (see below for details).

Clarinda is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Clarinda: (712)

The ZIP code for Clarinda: 51632<4>

Websites for Clarinda ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clarinda.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Clarinda, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clarinda had an population of 5,377 people. This is a decrease of 3.5% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.5% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clarinda had a population of 5,572 people (which is 34.97% of the total population of Page County). This makes Clarinda the county's most populous community.

The population of Clarinda represents 0.18% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 67th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,572 people, the population of Clarinda decreased 2.07% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,690 people).

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

Communities Also Named Clarinda ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Clarinda - they are located in Kansas and Utah.

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

Communities near Clarinda ...

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

• Shenandoah
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <6>
• Bedford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <6>
• Villisca
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villisca have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villisca
  • Villisca is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villisca <6>
• Essex
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
  • Essex is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essex <6>
• Stanton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <6>
• Hopkins
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkins have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
  • Hopkins is located in Nodaway County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins <6>
• New Market
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • New Market is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
• College Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
  • College Springs is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
• Gravity
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
  • Gravity is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
• Coin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
  • Coin is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 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 Clarinda. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clarinda.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarinda. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Clarinda.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarinda ...

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

Adding Clarinda to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Clarinda post office opened in 1854.

We also found Clarinda in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarinda.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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