Welcome to Greenfield ...

The city of Greenfield is located in Adair County<1> and is the County Seat for Adair County.

Greenfield was established in 1856 and was incorporated in 1875.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Greenfield has a population of 1,824 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Greenfield is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Greenfield is located in the (641) area code.

The ZIP code for Greenfield: 50849<4>

Websites for Greenfield ...

Official Website: https://www.greenfieldiowa.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Greenfield had an population of 1,824 people. This is a decrease of 7.97% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Greenfield had a population of 1,982 people (which is 25.8% of the total population of Adair County). This makes Greenfield the county's most populous community.

The population of Greenfield represents 0.07% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 162nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,982 people, the population of Greenfield decreased 6.9% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,129 people).

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

Communities Also Named Greenfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 66 communities that are also named Greenfield - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (2), Florida (3), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (3), North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (4), Pennsylvania (6), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah (2), Virginia (6) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Greenfield ...

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

• Creston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <5>
• Stuart
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuart have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Stuart is located in Guthrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <5>
• Anita
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anita have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
  • Anita is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anita <5>
• Adair
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
  • Adair is located in Guthrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adair <5>
• Fontanelle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
  • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
• Dexter
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <5>
• Casey
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casey have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
  • Casey is located in Guthrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casey <5>
• Orient
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
  • Orient is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <5>
• Menlo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
  • Menlo is located in Guthrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <5>
• Massena
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena
  • Massena is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massena <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenfield. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Greenfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenfield ...

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

Adding Greenfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Greenfield post office opened in 1856.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Greenfield: https://www.greenfieldiowa.com/

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