{"id":3349,"date":"2023-05-05T22:21:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T22:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=3349"},"modified":"2026-08-15T06:36:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:36:40","slug":"hamilton-county-iowa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/hamilton-county-iowa\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton County, Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hamilton County is a county in Iowa, United States, in the north-central part of the state. It had a population of 15,039 at the 2020 census and covers 577 square miles (1,496 km2) centred near 42\u00b023\u2032N 93\u00b043\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Webster City is the county seat, and its postal code is 50595. The county has 9 incorporated cities, one unincorporated community and several small settlements, grouped into 16 civil townships. Hamilton County observes Central time.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Hamilton County<\/h2>\n

Hamilton County contains nine incorporated cities and a handful of unincorporated places, some no larger than a mobile-home park or a cluster of farmsteads. The table below marks incorporated cities as City<\/strong> (with the seat marked City · seat<\/strong>) and small, non-incorporated places as Unincorp.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Webster City<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n7,825<\/td>\n50595<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jewell<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nRose Grove<\/td>\n1,216<\/td>\n50130<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stratford<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n707<\/td>\n50249<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ellsworth<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nEllsworth<\/td>\n508<\/td>\n50075<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stanhope<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n364<\/td>\n50246<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Williams<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nWilliams<\/td>\n307<\/td>\n50271<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kamrar<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n179<\/td>\n50132<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blairsburg<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nBlairsburg<\/td>\n176<\/td>\n50034<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Randall<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n154<\/td>\n50231<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Homer<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Highview<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hillcrest MH Park<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rosedale<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stonega<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Jewell was formerly platted as Jewell Junction; the two names refer to the same city, and only the modern name “Jewell” is used above. Stratford sits on the Hamilton\u2013Webster county line, and part of the city extends into neighboring Webster County.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n