Pilot Grove is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in northern Lee County

Lee County, Iowa

-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 35,862 in the county, with a population density of . There were 16,205 housing units, of which 14,610 were occupied.-2000 census:...

, Iowa

Iowa

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, United States

United States

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. It lies along local roads northwest of the city of Fort Madison

Fort Madison, Iowa

Fort Madison, situated on the Mississippi River, is a city in and one of the county seats of Lee County, Iowa, United States. The other county seat is Keokuk. The population was 10,715 at the 2000 census...

, the county seat

County seat

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 of Lee County. Its elevation is 643 feet (196 m). Although Pilot Grove is unincorporated, it has a post office

Post office

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, with the ZIP code

ZIP Code

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 of 52648, which opened on . There has not always been a Pilot Grove post office since that date: it was discontinued on , and when it was reestablished on , it was under the name of Overton. The name was not restored to Pilot Grove until .

Pilot Grove is part of the Fort Madison

Fort Madison, Iowa

Fort Madison, situated on the Mississippi River, is a city in and one of the county seats of Lee County, Iowa, United States. The other county seat is Keokuk. The population was 10,715 at the 2000 census...

–Keokuk

Keokuk, Iowa

Keokuk is a city in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Iowa and one of the county seats of Lee County. The other county seat is Fort Madison. The population was 11,427 at the 2000 census. The city is named after the Sauk Chief Keokuk, who is thought to be buried in Rand Park...

, IA-MO

Missouri

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 Micropolitan Statistical Area

Fort Madison-Keokuk micropolitan area

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.