Denmark, Iowa
Denmark, Iowa | |
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Buildings in Denmark, Iowa | |
Denmark Location in Iowa Denmark Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°44′30″N 91°20′15″W / 40.74167°N 91.33750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Lee |
| Township | Denmark |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.66 sq mi (4.31 km2) |
| • Land | 1.66 sq mi (4.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 722 ft (220 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 425 |
| • Density | 256/sq mi (98.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 52624 |
| FIPS code | 1919990 |
| GNIS feature ID | 455882 |
Denmark is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northeastern Lee County, Iowa, United States. It lies along Iowa Highway 16, north of the city of Fort Madison, the county seat of Lee County. Its elevation is 722 feet (220 m) above sea level. Although Denmark is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 52624, that opened on April 7, 1846. The town also has a branch of Farmers Savings Bank that opened in 1935. The community is part of the Fort Madison–Keokuk, IA-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, its population was 425.
Denmark was laid out circa 1837.