Map of Jamaica city

Jamaica is a city in Guthrie County, Iowa, United States. The population was 195 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Jamaica city overview:
Name:	Jamaica city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Iowa
County:	Guthrie County
Elevation:	1,033 ft (315 m)
Total Area:	0.37 sq mi (0.96 km²)
Land Area:	0.37 sq mi (0.96 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	195
Population Density:	524.19/sq mi (202.21/km²)
ZIP code:	50128
Area code:	641
FIPS code:	1939225
GNISfeature ID:	0457909

Online Interactive Map

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Jamaica online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Jamaica was platted in 1882.

A local historian named Bruce F. Towne published a short book entitled “Bricks on the Chimney”, which discusses the origins and history of Jamaica. Towne was a local grocery store owner for several decades, a business founded by his father in the early 1900s. In March 1921, Maylen M. Heater was Jamaica’s first traffic victim when his car overturned just west of town. He was the vice president of his father’s bank. On July 4, 1919 Clarence Kinney and his son Guy tragically drowned in the high waters of the Raccoon River near the old saw mill. In 1921, the local garage was destroyed by fire when a local resident believed his Model T was leaking gas. He crawled under the automobile and lit a match, which resulted in an explosion. In the 1930s, the flu epidemic killed several local residents.