Denmark, Iowa
| Denmark, Iowa | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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Denmark, Iowa | |
  Denmark, Iowa Location within the state of Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 40°44′30″N 91°20′15″W / 40.74167°N 91.33750°WCoordinates: 40°44′30″N 91°20′15″W / 40.74167°N 91.33750°W | |
| 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 Madison–Keokuk, IA-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Denmark was laid out about 1837.[5]
Notable people
- Frank Leverett, geologist, was born near Denmark.[6]
See also
- Denmark Congregational United Church of Christ, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
References
- 1 2 "Denmark, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Rand McNally, The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
- ↑ Zip Code Lookup
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Denmark Post Office
- ↑ The History of Lee County, Iowa. Western Historical Company. 1879. p. 671.
- ↑ 'Iowa Biography,' Benjamin F. Gue, Century History Company: 1903, Biographical Sketch of Frank Leverett, pg. 168-169
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