Eldon

Eldon is a city in , United States. The population was 783 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the home of the small Carpenter Gothic style that served as the backdrop for Grant Wood's 1930 painting, American Gothic.
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  • Type: Village with 783 residents
  • Description: city in Iowa, United States
  • Also known as: “Eldon, IA” and “Eldon, Iowa”
  • Postal code: 52554

Places of Interest

Highlights: American Gothic House.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Batavia.

Village
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is a city in , , United States. is situated 6 miles northeast of Eldon.

Eldon

Latitude
40.91805° or 40° 55′ 5″ north
Longitude
-92.22195° or 92° 13′ 19″ west
Population
783
Elevation
620 feet (189 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US 7EL
Open location code
86G9WQ9H+66
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151503299
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4855208
Wiki­data ID
Q1932782
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Eldon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إلدون”
  • Basque: “Eldon”
  • Catalan: “Eldon”
  • Cebuano: “Eldon”
  • Chechen: “Элдон”
  • Chinese: “埃爾登”
  • Danish: “Eldon”
  • Dutch: “Eldon”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الدون”
  • French: “Eldon”
  • German: “Eldon”
  • Gilaki: “الدون (آیؤوا)”
  • Gilaki: “الدون”
  • Haitian: “Eldon, Iowa”
  • Haitian: “Eldon”
  • Ido: “Eldon, Iowa”
  • Ido: “Eldon”
  • Irish: “Eldon”
  • Italian: “Eldon”
  • Kazakh: “Éldon”
  • Kazakh: “Элдон”
  • Kazakh: “ەلدون”
  • Kirghiz: “Элдон”
  • Ladin: “Eldon”
  • Malagasy: “Eldon, Iowa”
  • Malagasy: “Eldon”
  • Mazanderani: “الدون (آیووا)”
  • Mazanderani: “الدون”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Eldon”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Eldon”
  • Norwegian: “Eldon”
  • Persian: “الدون، آیووا”
  • Persian: “الدون”
  • Polish: “Eldon”
  • Portuguese: “Eldon”
  • Serbian: “Eldon”
  • Serbian: “Елдон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Eldon, Iowa”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Eldon”
  • South Azerbaijani: “الدون، آیووا”
  • Spanish: “Eldon”
  • Tatar: “Элдон”
  • Turkish: “Eldon”
  • Ukrainian: “Елдон”
  • Urdu: “ایلڈن، آئیووا”
  • Uzbek: “Eldon”
  • Vietnamese: “Eldon, Iowa”
  • Vietnamese: “Eldon”
  • Volapük: “Eldon”
  • Welsh: “Eldon, Iowa”
  • Welsh: “Eldon”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ashland and White Elm.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Christian Church and Eldon First Baptist Church.

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