Packwood, Iowa

Packwood, Iowa
Location of Packwood, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°07′58″N 92°04′57″W / 41.13278°N 92.08250°W / 41.13278; -92.08250
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyJefferson
Area
 • Total
0.75 sq mi (1.94 km2)
 • Land0.75 sq mi (1.94 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
810 ft (250 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
183
 • Density244.4/sq mi (94.35/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
52580
Area code319
FIPS code19-60915
GNIS feature ID2396125

Packwood is a city in Jefferson County, Iowa, United States. The population was 183 at the time of the 2020 census. The Burlington and Western Railway arrived in Packwood in late 1882. This was a narrow gauge line, widened to standard gauge in 1902 and taken over by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, and then sold to the Minneapolis and St. Louis in 1934.