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Welcome to Rock Rapids ...The city of Rock Rapids is located in Lyon County<1> and is the County Seat for Lyon County. The location of Rock Rapids has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Rapids, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871. A typical abbreviation for Rock Rapids: Rock Rpds. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Rock Rapids has a population of 2,531 people<3> (see below for details). Rock Rapids is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Rock Rapids lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Rock Rapids: (712) The ZIP code for Rock Rapids: 51246<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rock Rapids had an population of 2,531 people. This is a decrease of 0.71% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.63% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Rock Rapids had a population of 2,549 people (which is 22.01% of the total population of Lyon County). This makes Rock Rapids the county's most populous community. The population of Rock Rapids represents 0.08% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 128th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,549 people, the population of Rock Rapids has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,573 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Rock Rapids. Communities near Rock Rapids ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rock Rapids.
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 Rock Rapids. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Rapids. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rock Rapids. 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 Rock Rapids. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Rapids. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Rock Rapids. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Rapids ...Looking for more information about Rock Rapids? 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 Rock Rapids, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rock Rapids. Adding Rock Rapids to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Rock Rapids 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 Rock Rapids was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Rock Rapids in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Rock Rapids. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rock Rapids. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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