Ivy, Iowa
Unincorporated community in Iowa, United States
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Ivy is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Iowa, United States.
Ivy, Iowa | |
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The Centennial United Methodist Church at Ivy | |
  Ivy, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 41°36′1.96″N 93°25′1.76″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Polk |
| Townships | Beaver, Camp |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Postal code | 50009 |
| GNIS feature ID | 464592[1] |
History
The town formerly had a post office in 1900.[2] The population was 15 in 1940.[3]
As the crow flies, Ivy is approximately 10.8 miles (17.4 km) east of Downtown Des Moines. There used to be a southern part of Ivy, but when Iowa 163 was extended to a two lane highway in the 1960s, the southern part of Ivy was demolished for the extended highway.[4] Iowa 163 curves south of Ivy, instead of going through it, as the older Iowa 163 did.
