West Grove, Iowa

West Grove is an unincorporated community in western Davis County, Iowa, United States. It lies along Iowa Highway 2 west of the city of Bloomfield, the county seat of Davis County. [Rand McNally. "The Road Atlas '08." Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.] Its elevation is 942 feet (287 m), and it is located at coor dms|40|43|29|N|92|33|37|W|city (40.7247432, -92.5601887). [gnis|462862]

West Grove's post office was established as the Weeping Willow post office on 21 June 1852 before being changed to West Grove on 19 February 1856. It was discontinued on 31 August 1959 and attached to the Bloomfield post office. [gnis|1976085|West Grove Post Office] Although its post office is gone, West Grove has its own ZIP Code, 52538, [ [http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=52538 Zip Code Lookup] ] even though the ZIP Code system was not implemented until several years after West Grove's post office was attached to Bloomfield'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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