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Welcome to Eldon ...The city of Eldon is located in Wapello County<1>. The location of Eldon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Eldon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Eldon has a population of 921 people<3> (see below for details). Eldon is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Eldon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Eldon: (641) The ZIP code for Eldon: 52554<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Eldon had an population of 921 people. This is a decrease of 0.65% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.72% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Eldon had a population of 927 people. This makes Eldon the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of Eldon represents 0.03% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 300th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 927 people, the population of Eldon decreased 7.11% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 998 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Eldon. Communities Also Named Eldon ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Eldon - they are located in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Texas and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eldon. Communities near Eldon ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Eldon.
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 Eldon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eldon. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eldon. 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 Eldon. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Eldon. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Eldon. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eldon ...Looking for more information about Eldon? 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 Eldon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Eldon. Adding Eldon to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Eldon 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 Eldon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Eldon in the book titled Sixth Biennial Report of the State Mine Inspectors, Two Years Ending June 30, 1893. For more details, see References and Mentions for Eldon. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eldon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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