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Centerville, IA Road Trips

Plan drives from Centerville, IA with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.

city in and county seat of Appanoose County, Iowa, United States

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Trip Routes

1

Longest Drive

214.1 mi

Council Bluffs, IA

Quickest Drive

4h 20m

Council Bluffs, IA

Plan Around Centerville, IA

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Centerville, IA by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

5,377

Median Income

$41,472

Median Home Value

$99,000

Median Age

47.2

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

Centerville, IA at a Glance

Founded

1846

Elevation

1,007 ft

Area

5 mi²

Notable People from Centerville, IA

A sampling of people born in Centerville, IA.

Simon Estes

Simon Estes

1938

American opera singer

Claude Payton

Claude Payton

1882–1955

American actor (1882-1955)

Richard Dudman

1918–2017

American journalist (1918-2017)

Harry J. Middleton

Harry J. Middleton

1921–2017

American journalist (1921-2017)

Landmarks & Historic Sites

Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Centerville, IA.

Appanoose County Courthouse

Appanoose County Courthouse

county courthouse in Centerville, Iowa

National Register of Historic Places contributing property National Register of Historic Places listed place
Courthouse Square Historic District

Courthouse Square Historic District

historic district in Centerville, Iowa

National Register of Historic Places listed place
Appanoose County Sheriff's House and Jail

Appanoose County Sheriff's House and Jail

United States historic place

National Register of Historic Places listed place

City data from Wikidata (Q1898089), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

Traveler Guide to Centerville, IA

Centerville is in South Central Iowa.

1 Appanoose County Courthouse. (updated Oct 2020) 2 Appanoose County Sheriff's House and Jail. (updated Oct 2020) 3 United States Post Office. Former post office building, now a museum. (updated Oct 2020) 4 Appanoose County Historical and Coal Mining Museum, 100 West Maple (1 block from the main square), ☏ +1 641-856-8040, [email protected]. Inside the Historic Old Post Office Building, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, the museum contains many artifacts and details of the Pancake Day Festival. School yearbooks, a scan of the Centerville Iowegian, the former local newspaper, and many items of the history of coal mining. (updated Jan 2025)

1 Centerville Municipal Airport (TVK IATA). General aviation airport. No scheduled passenger service. (updated Aug 2020)

Travel tips adapted from Centerville (Iowa) on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.

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