Montpelier, Iowa

Montpelier, Iowa
—  Unincorporated community  —
Montpelier, Iowa Location within the state of Iowa
Coordinates: 41°27′33″N 90°48′26″W / 41.45917°N 90.80722°W / 41.45917; -90.80722Coordinates: 41°27′33″N 90°48′26″W / 41.45917°N 90.80722°W / 41.45917; -90.80722
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Scott, Muscatine
Elevation	568 ft (173 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID	459197[1]

Montpelier is an unincorporated community in eastern Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. Located along Iowa Highway 22, it lies on the Mississippi River above the city of Muscatine, the county seat of Muscatine County.^[2] Its elevation is 568 feet (173 m).^[1] Montpelier's post office was first established under the name of Iowa on April 19, 1836, changed to Montpelier on April 1, 1839, and discontinued on February 11, 1846. Although it was reestablished on February 28, 1882, it was finally discontinued on February 18, 1986, when it was attached to the Blue Grass post office.^[3] Although its post office is gone, Montpelier retains its own ZIP Code, 52759.^[4]

The community is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Montpelier, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:459197. 
2. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Montpelier Post Office
4. ^ Zip Code Lookup