Sperry, Iowa

Sperry is an unincorporated community in central Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads north of the city of Burlington, the county seat of Des Moines County.[1] Its elevation is 751 feet (229 m).[2] Although Sperry is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 52650,[3] which opened on 5 February 1870.[4]

Sperry, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Sperry
Location within the state of Iowa
Coordinates: 40°57′25″N 91°9′24″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyDes Moines
Elevation
751 ft (229 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
52650
Area code(s)319
GNIS feature ID461847

Sperry was a station stop on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway later a part of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad; construction of the line began in 1869. This line was also used by the Burlington and Northwestern Railway system, later part of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. All service on the line by both the Rock Island and Burlington systems ended in 1980.

The community is part of the Burlington, IA–IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Sperry got its start in the year 1869, when John M. Sperry settled there and opened a post office.[5]

References
  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sperry, Iowa
  3. Zip Code Lookup
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sperry Post Office
  5. The History of Des Moines County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Western Historical Company. 1879. pp. 614.


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