Map of Watkins CDP, Iowa

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. Watkins lies along local roads south of the city of Vinton, the county seat of Benton County. Its elevation is 830 feet (250 m) above sea level. Although Watkins is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 52354, which opened on 15 December 1873.

Watkins was platted in 1874. The community was named for J. B. Watkins, a railroad official.

Watkins is within the Benton Community School District.

Watkins CDP overview:
Name:	Watkins CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Iowa
County:	Benton County
Elevation:	830 ft (250 m)
Total Area:	0.41 sq mi (1.07 km²)
Land Area:	0.41 sq mi (1.07 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	116
Population Density:	280.19/sq mi (108.18/km²)
ZIP code:	52354
FIPS code:	1982515
GNISfeature ID:	462737

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