Welcome to Orient ...

The city of Orient is located in Adair County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orient, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Orient has a population of 374 people<2> (see below for details).

Orient is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Orient: (641)

The ZIP code for Orient: 50858<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Orient had an population of 374 people. This is a decrease of 8.33% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.97% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Orient had a population of 408 people (which is 5.31% of the total population of Adair County). This makes Orient the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Orient represents 0.01% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 507th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 408 people, the population of Orient increased 1.49% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 402 people).

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

Communities Also Named Orient ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Orient - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas (4) and Washington.

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

Communities near Orient ...

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

• Creston
  (10 miles [16.1 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>
• Greenfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <5>
• Afton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <5>
• Fontanelle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
  • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
• Lorimor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
  • Lorimor is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
• Massena
  (18 miles [29 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>
• Prescott
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Prescott is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <5>
• Bridgewater
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Bridgewater is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <5>
• Macksburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
  • Macksburg is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
• Cromwell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
  • Cromwell is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 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 Orient. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orient.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orient ...

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

Adding Orient to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orient 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 Orient was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orient.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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