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.
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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
1938
American opera singer
Claude Payton
1882–1955
American actor (1882-1955)
Richard Dudman
1918–2017
American journalist (1918-2017)
Harry J. Middleton
1921–2017
American journalist (1921-2017)
Landmarks & Historic Sites
Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Centerville, IA.
Appanoose County Courthouse
county courthouse in Centerville, Iowa
Courthouse Square Historic District
historic district in Centerville, Iowa
Appanoose County Sheriff's House and Jail
United States historic 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)
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