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Iowa cities, towns and communities

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    Browse A–Z. Annual estimates and survey estimates appear in separate, dated columns.

    These are overlapping jurisdictions and communities. Do not add their populations together. A directory count describes this selection policy.

    1,026 entries in this view. The initial list shows up to 50 entries per section.

    Cities, towns and unincorporated communities (1,026)

    Iowa cities, towns and communities: Cities, towns and unincorporated communities. Annual PEP and ACS survey estimates are separate measures.
    NameTypeJuly 1, 2025 population2020–2024 ACS population
    Ackley cityFranklin County; Hardin CountyCity1,5301,482±174
    Ackworth cityWarren CountyCity12175±44
    Adair cityAdair County; Guthrie CountyCity776830±183
    Adel cityDallas CountyCity7,0986,430±47
    Afton cityUnion CountyCity859817±137
    Agency cityWapello CountyCity612435±84
    Ainsworth cityWashington CountyCity512633±120
    Akron cityPlymouth CountyCity1,5311,689±245
    Albert City cityBuena Vista CountyCity601722±107
    Albia cityMonroe CountyCity3,5993,663±33
    Albion cityMarshall CountyCity438622±262
    Alburnett cityLinn CountyCity675795±187
    Alden cityHardin CountyCity735833±135
    Alexander cityFranklin CountyCity163245±91
    Algona cityKossuth CountyCity5,3095,377±26
    Alleman cityPolk CountyCity440429±88
    Allerton cityWayne CountyCity429395±99
    Allison cityButler CountyCity933929±161
    Alta cityBuena Vista CountyCity1,9582,250±311
    Alta Vista cityChickasaw CountyCity216194±116
    Alton citySioux CountyCity1,2541,459±260
    Altoona cityPolk CountyCity22,79621,495±44
    Alvord cityLyon CountyCity217173±56
    Amana CDPCensus-designated placeNot available755±286
    Ames cityStory CountyCity68,22067,669±39
    Anamosa cityJones CountyCity5,9015,629±24
    Anderson CDPCensus-designated placeNot available37±40
    Andover cityClinton CountyCity104124±74
    Andrew cityJackson CountyCity369423±153
    Anita cityCass CountyCity949957±198
    Ankeny cityPolk CountyCity77,83372,615±64
    Anthon cityWoodbury CountyCity533514±93
    Aplington cityButler CountyCity1,0841,111±173
    Arcadia cityCarroll CountyCity586796±205
    Archer cityO'Brien CountyCity116130±91
    Aredale cityButler CountyCity6148±23
    Argo CDPCensus-designated placeNot available28±24
    Argyle CDPCensus-designated placeNot available62±59
    Arion cityCrawford CountyCity98137±84
    Arispe cityUnion CountyCity9478±35
    Arlington cityFayette CountyCity414427±127
    Armstrong cityEmmet CountyCity828703±93
    Arnolds Park cityDickinson CountyCity1,198922±182
    Arthur cityIda CountyCity215252±72
    Asbury cityDubuque CountyCity6,0355,989±24
    Ashton cityOsceola CountyCity428461±109
    Aspinwall cityCrawford CountyCity3445±23
    Atalissa cityMuscatine CountyCity284253±90
    Athelstan CDPCensus-designated placeNot available0±10
    Atkins cityBenton CountyCity2,2032,225±217

    Other local governments (0)

    These functioning local governments remain browsable while we review whether they belong in the municipal community comparison. Their separately named annual township view has its own inclusion policy.

    Iowa cities, towns and communities: Other local governments. Annual PEP and ACS survey estimates are separate measures.
    NameTypeJuly 1, 2025 population2020–2024 ACS population

    No records in this section under this view's inclusion policy.

    Download the complete directory CSV. Geography, source periods and missing-value meanings are documented in the field dictionary.

    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimates on the 2024 geography; Population Estimates Program Vintage 2025, July 1, 2025. Geographic classifications retain their own source vintage. Missing data stays unavailable.