Official Name: | James, Iowa |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Iowa |
Pushpin Label: | James |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Iowa |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Plymouth |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Timezone: | Central (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation M: | 345 |
Elevation Ft: | 1132 |
Coordinates: | 42.5778°N -96.3175°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 51108 |
Area Code: | 712 |
James is an unincorporated community in Plymouth County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.
A post office was established at James in 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1943. The community was named for James Blair, the brother of railroad magnate John Insley Blair.[1] James' population was 25 in 1902,[2] and 35 in 1925.[3]