Watkins, Iowa | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA Iowa |
Pushpin Label: | Watkins |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Iowa |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Iowa |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Benton |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.07 |
Area Land Km2: | 1.07 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 116 |
Population Density Km2: | 108.18 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 830 |
Coordinates: | 41.8911°N -91.9864°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 52354 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 19-82515 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 462737 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.41 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.41 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 280.19 |
Watkins is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southeastern Benton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 118.[2] Watkins lies along local roads south of the city of Vinton, the county seat of Benton County.[3] Its elevation is above sea level. Although Watkins is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 52354,[4] which opened on 15 December 1873.
Watkins was platted in 1874.[5] The community was named for J. B. Watkins, a railroad official.[6]
Watkins is within the Benton Community School District.[7]