Colfax

Colfax is a city in , United States. Colfax is located approximately 24 miles east of . The town was founded in 1866, and was named after Schuyler Colfax, vice president under Ulysses S.
  • Type: Town with 2,260 residents
  • Description: city in Jasper County, Iowa, USA
  • Also known as: “Colfax (Iowa)”, “Colfax, IA”, “Colfax, Iowa”, “Cолфах”, and “كولفاكس (آيوا)”
  • Postal code: 50054

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prairie City and Valeria.

Village
is a city in , , United States. is situated 5 miles south of Colfax.

Village
is a city in , United States. is situated 5 miles northwest of Colfax.

Town
is a city located in and in the U.S. state of . is situated 6 miles west of Colfax.

Colfax

Latitude
41.67772° or 41° 40′ 40″ north
Longitude
-93.24523° or 93° 14′ 43″ west
Population
2,260
Elevation
801 feet (244 metres)
Open location code
86H8MQH3+3W
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Colfax” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كولفاكس”
  • Basque: “Colfax”
  • Catalan: “Colfax”
  • Cebuano: “Colfax”
  • Chechen: “Колфакс”
  • Chinese: “科爾法克斯”
  • Danish: “Colfax”
  • Dutch: “Colfax”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كولفاكس”
  • French: “Colfax”
  • German: “Colfax”
  • Gilaki: “کالفکس”
  • Haitian: “Colfax, Iowa”
  • Haitian: “Colfax”
  • Ido: “Colfax, Iowa”
  • Ido: “Colfax”
  • Irish: “Colfax”
  • Italian: “Colfax”
  • Kazakh: “Kolfaks”
  • Kazakh: “Колфакс”
  • Kazakh: “كولفاكس”
  • Kirghiz: “Колфакс”
  • Ladin: “Colfax”
  • Malagasy: “Colfax, Iowa”
  • Malagasy: “Colfax”
  • Mazanderani: “کولفکس”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Colfax”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Colfax”
  • Norwegian: “Colfax”
  • Persian: “کولفکس، آیووا”
  • Persian: “کولفکس”
  • Polish: “Colfax”
  • Portuguese: “Colfax”
  • Russian: “Колфакс”
  • Serbian: “Colfax”
  • Serbian: “Колфакс”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Colfax, Iowa”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Colfax”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کولفکس، آیووا”
  • Spanish: “Colfax”
  • Tatar: “Колфакс (Айова)”
  • Tatar: “Колфакс”
  • Ukrainian: “Колфакс”
  • Urdu: “کولفیکس، آئیووا”
  • Urdu: “کولفیکس”
  • Uzbek: “Colfax”
  • Vietnamese: “Colfax, Iowa”
  • Vietnamese: “Colfax”
  • Volapük: “Colfax”
  • Welsh: “Colfax, Iowa”
  • Welsh: “Colfax”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Oswalt and Goddard.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Colfax City Hall and Colfax Presbyterian Church.

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