Welcome to Fayette ...

The city of Fayette is located in Fayette County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fayette, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fayette has a population of 1,394 people<3> (see below for details).

Fayette is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Fayette lies within the (563) area code.

The ZIP code for Fayette: 52142<5>

Websites for Fayette ...

Official Website: www.fayetteia.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fayette had an population of 1,394 people. This is an increase of 4.19% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fayette had a population of 1,338 people (which is 6.41% of the total population of Fayette County). This makes Fayette the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Fayette represents 0.04% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 223rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,338 people, the population of Fayette increased 2.92% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,300 people).

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

Communities Also Named Fayette ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Fayette - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (2), Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Fayette ...

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

• Oelwein
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oelwein
  • Oelwein is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oelwein <6>
• West Union
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <6>
• Sumner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <6>
• Strawberry Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Point
  • Strawberry Point is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry Point <6>
• Fairbank
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
  • Fairbank is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbank <6>
• Hazleton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
  • Hazleton is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <6>
• Elgin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <6>
• Clermont
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
  • Clermont is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <6>
• Maynard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
  • Maynard is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynard <6>
• Lamont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Lamont is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <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 Fayette. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fayette.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fayette ...

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

Adding Fayette to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fayette post office opened in 1861.

We also found Fayette in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fayette.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fayette: www.fayetteia.com/

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