Chapin, Iowa

Coordinates: 42°50′01″N 93°13′20″W / 42.8335814°N 93.2221464°W / 42.8335814; -93.2221464

Chapin is an unincorporated community in northern Franklin County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads just off U.S. Route 65, north of the city of Hampton, the county seat of Franklin County.^[1] Its elevation is 1,155 feet (352 m), and it is located at 42°50′1″N 93°13′20″W / 42.83361°N 93.22222°W / 42.83361; -93.22222 (42.8335814, -93.2221464).^[2] Although Chapin is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 50427,^[3] which opened on 29 February 1860.^[4]

References

1. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 38-39.
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chapin, Iowa
3. ^ Zip Code Lookup
4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chapin Post Office