Gifford, Iowa

Gifford is an unincorporated community in southeastern Hardin County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads south of the city of Eldora, the county seat of Hardin County. [Rand McNally. "The Road Atlas '08." Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 38-39.] Its elevation is 945 feet (288 m), and it is located at coor dms|42|17|18|N|93|5|26|W|city (42.2883174, -93.0904802). [ [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:456897 Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report] , Geographic Names Information System, 1979-04-30.]

Gifford's post office was established on 9 November 1875 and discontinued on 28 February 1907. Although the post office was reopened on 17 February 1908, it was again discontinued on 31 October 1954 and attached to the Union post office. [ [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1997666 Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report] , Geographic Names Information System, 2003-09-16. Accessed 2008-06-11.] Although its post office is gone, Gifford has its own ZIP Code, 52059, [ [http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=50259 Zip Code Lookup] ] even though the ZIP Code system was not implemented until nearly nine years after Gifford's post office was attached to Union's. [ [http://www.zip-codes.com/mr_zip.asp The Two "Mr. ZIP Codes"] , Zip-Codes.com, 2008. Accessed 2008-06-11.]

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