Denmark, Iowa

Denmark, Iowa
Census-designated place
Denmark, Iowa
Denmark, Iowa
Denmark is located in Iowa
Denmark
Denmark
Location in Iowa
Denmark is located in the United States
Denmark
Denmark
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°44′30″N 91°20′15″W / 40.74167°N 91.33750°W / 40.74167; -91.33750
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyLee
TownshipDenmark
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.66 sq mi (4.31 km2)
 • Land1.66 sq mi (4.30 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
722 ft (220 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
425
 • Density255.87/sq mi (98.80/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
52624
FIPS code1919990
GNIS feature ID455882[2]

Denmark is an unincorporated community and census-designated place 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.[3] Its elevation is 722 feet (220 m) above sea level.[2] Although Denmark is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 52624, that opened on April 7, 1846.[4] The town also has a branch of Farmers Savings Bank that opened in 1935.[5][6] The community is part of the Fort Madison–Keokuk, IA-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, its population was 425.[7]

Denmark was laid out circa 1837.[8]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Denmark, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ Rand McNally, The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
  4. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  5. ^ "Bank Serving Southeastern Iowa".
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Denmark Post Office
  7. ^ "2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  8. ^ The History of Lee County, Iowa. Western Historical Company. 1879. pp. 671.