Argyle, Iowa Explained

Argyle, Iowa
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Iowa#USA
Pushpin Label:Argyle
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Iowa##Location in the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Iowa
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lee
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.56
Area Land Km2:1.56
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:91
Population Density Km2:58.23
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:679
Coordinates:40.5317°N -91.5664°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:52619
Area Code:319
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:19-02710
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:454227[2]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.60
Area Land Sq Mi:0.60
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:150.91

Argyle is an unincorporated community in southwestern Lee County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 91.[3]

It lies along the concurrent Iowa Highways 27 and 394 southwest of the city of Fort Madison, the county seat of Lee County.[4] Its elevation is 679 feet (207 m). Although Argyle is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 52619,[5] which opened on 15 March 1885. The community is part of the Fort Madison - Keokuk, IA-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

The Central Lee Community School District serves the community.[6]

Transportation

Amtrak’s Southwest Chief, which operates between Los Angeles and Chicago, passes through the town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Fort Madison, to the east.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 16, 2022.
  2. 454227. Argyle, Iowa.
  3. Web site: 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). United States Census Bureau. November 17, 2021.
  4. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
  5. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=52619 Zip Code Lookup
  6. Web site: About Central Lee. Central Lee Community School District. 2018-09-16.