Denmark, Iowa

Denmark, Iowa
Unincorporated community

Denmark, Iowa
Denmark, Iowa

Location within the state of Iowa

Coordinates: 40°44′30″N 91°20′15″W / 40.74167°N 91.33750°W / 40.74167; -91.33750Coordinates: 40°44′30″N 91°20′15″W / 40.74167°N 91.33750°W / 40.74167; -91.33750
Country United States
State Iowa
County Lee
Government
Elevation 722 ft (220 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 52624
GNIS feature ID 455882[1]

Denmark is an unincorporated community in northeastern Lee County, Iowa, United States. It lies along Iowa Highway 16 north of the city of Fort Madison, the county seat of Lee County.[2] Its elevation is 722 feet (220 m).[1] Although Denmark is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 52624, that opened on April 7, 1846.[3][4] The community is part of the Fort MadisonKeokuk, IA-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Denmark was laid out about 1837.[5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Denmark, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Rand McNally, The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
  3. Zip Code Lookup
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Denmark Post Office
  5. The History of Lee County, Iowa. Western Historical Company. 1879. p. 671.
  6. 'Iowa Biography,' Benjamin F. Gue, Century History Company: 1903, Biographical Sketch of Frank Leverett, pg. 168-169


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