Welcome to Lovilia ...

The city of Lovilia is located in Monroe County<1>.

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

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lovilia has a population of 512 people<3> (see below for details).

Lovilia is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Lovilia: (641)

The ZIP code for Lovilia: 50150<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lovilia had an population of 512 people. This is a decrease of 4.83% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.18% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lovilia had a population of 538 people (which is 6.75% of the total population of Monroe County). This makes Lovilia the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Lovilia represents 0.02% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 435th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 538 people, the population of Lovilia decreased 7.72% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 583 people).

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

Communities near Lovilia ...

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

• Oskaloosa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Pella
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
  • Pella is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pella <6>
• Knoxville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <6>
• Albia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Melcher - Dallas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melcher - Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
  • Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
• Eddyville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Moravia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
  • Moravia is located in Appanoose County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moravia <6>
• Russell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Russell is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <6>
• Beacon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
• University Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 Lovilia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lovilia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lovilia ...

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

Adding Lovilia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lovilia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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