Fairport, Iowa

Fairport, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Fairport, Iowa
Location within the state of Iowa
Coordinates: 41°26′09″N 90°54′17″W / 41.43583°N 90.90472°W / 41.43583; -90.90472Coordinates: 41°26′09″N 90°54′17″W / 41.43583°N 90.90472°W / 41.43583; -90.90472
Country United States
State Iowa
County Muscatine
Elevation 568 ft (173 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 52761
Area code(s) 563

Fairport is an unincorporated community along the Mississippi River and Iowa Highway 22 in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States.

History

Fairport, originally called Salem, was platted in 1839.[1]

Fairport was once a stop along the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad and along the Milwaukee Road.

References

  1. Richman, Irving Berdine (1911). History of Muscatine County, Iowa: From the Earliest Settlements to the Present Time. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 229.


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