Welcome to Kirkville ...

The city of Kirkville is located in Wapello County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kirkville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kirkville has a population of 178 people<3> (see below for details).

Kirkville is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Kirkville: (641)

The ZIP code for Kirkville: 52566<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kirkville had an population of 178 people. This is an increase of 6.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.82% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kirkville had a population of 167 people. This makes Kirkville the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 167 people, the population of Kirkville decreased 21.96% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 214 people).

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

Communities Also Named Kirkville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Kirkville - they are located in California, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi (2), New York and Ontario.

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

Communities near Kirkville ...

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

• Ottumwa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
  • Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottumwa <6>
• Oskaloosa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
  • Oskaloosa is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <6>
• Albia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
  • Albia is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albia <6>
• Eddyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <6>
• Hedrick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedrick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
  • Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
• Fremont
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <6>
• Agency
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
  • Agency is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <6>
• What Cheer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for What Cheer
  • What Cheer is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for What Cheer <6>
• Beacon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
• University Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
  • University Park is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 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 Kirkville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kirkville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kirkville ...

Looking for more information about Kirkville? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Kirkville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kirkville.

Adding Kirkville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kirkville post office opened in 1849.

We also found Kirkville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kirkville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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