South Amana, Iowa Explained

South Amana, Iowa
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Iowa#USA
Pushpin Label:South Amana
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Iowa
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Iowa
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.59
Area Land Km2:3.59
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:165
Population Density Km2:46.00
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:778
Coordinates:41.7761°N -91.9675°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:52334
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:19-73965
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:461756
Area Total Sq Mi:1.39
Area Land Sq Mi:1.39
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:119.13

South Amana is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in northern Iowa County, Iowa, United States, and is part of the "seven villages" of the Amana Colonies. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 159.[2]

It lies along U.S. Route 6, east of the city of Marengo, the county seat of Iowa County.[3] Its elevation is . South Amana has a post office with the ZIP code of 52334,[4] which opened on 19 June 1874.

South Amana was a shipping point on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 16, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): South Amana CDP, Iowa. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. April 3, 2018. https://archive.today/20200213110609/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1973965. February 13, 2020. dead.
  3. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
  4. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=52334 Zip Code Lookup
  5. Book: The History of Iowa County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c . Union Historical Company . 1881 . 766.