Welcome to Rippey ...

The city of Rippey is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rippey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rippey has a population of 273 people<2> (see below for details).

Rippey is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rippey is located in the (515) area code.

The ZIP code for Rippey: 50235<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rippey had an population of 273 people. This is a decrease of 6.51% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.42% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rippey had a population of 292 people. This makes Rippey the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 292 people, the population of Rippey decreased 8.46% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 319 people).

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

Communities near Rippey ...

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

• Boone
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Boone is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <5>
• Perry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <5>
• Jefferson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <5>
• Ogden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
  • Ogden is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <5>
• Woodward
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
  • Woodward is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodward <5>
• Panora
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panora
  • Panora is located in Guthrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panora <5>
• Grand Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
  • Grand Junction is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <5>
• Scranton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <5>
• Bayard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
  • Bayard is located in Guthrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayard <5>
• Minburn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minburn have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
  • Minburn is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 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 Rippey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rippey.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rippey ...

Looking for more information about Rippey? 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 Rippey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rippey.

Adding Rippey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rippey post office opened in 1857.

We also found Rippey in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rippey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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