Buckingham is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 located near the interscecions of Hwy D-65 and U.S. Highway 63 in Tama County

Tama County, Iowa

-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 17,767 in the county, with a population density of . There were 7,766 housing units, of which 6,947 were occupied.-2000 census:...

, Iowa

Iowa

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, United States

United States

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. It lies north of Traer

Traer, Iowa

Traer is a city in Tama County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,594 at the 2000 census. James "Tama Jim" Wilson lived in Traer after serving as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and was buried in a cemetery northwest of the town in 1920. Traer is known for the iron winding staircase that...

 and south of Hudson

Hudson, Iowa

Hudson is a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,117 at the 2000 census. Hudson has grown in recent years as a suburb of Waterloo and Cedar Falls. It is part of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area....

.

The zip code

ZIP Code

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 for Buckingham is 50612. The postal district covers a large rural community across northern Tama County and southern Black Hawk County

Black Hawk County, Iowa

-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 131,090 in the county, with a population density of . There were 55,887 housing units, of which 52,470 were occupied.-2000 census:...

 including such notable neighborhoods as Hickory Hollow and the old Geneseo school district.

Buckingham is in the Central Standard Time Zone.

Buckingham is served by the Traer fire department.