List of census-designated places in Iowa

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This is a list of census-designated places in Iowa. The United States Census Bureau defines census-designated places as unincorporated communities lacking elected municipal officers and boundaries with legal status. ^[1]

As of the 2020 census, Iowa has 86 census-designated places, ^[2] up from 62 in the 2010 census. ^[3] Most CDPs in the state are small rural communities.

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• See also
• References

Census-designated places

Name	County	Population (2020) [4]	Area (2020) [2]		Coordinates [2]
			sq mi	km2
Amana	Iowa	388	0.992	2.6	41°48′13″N91°52′31″W / 41.80363°N 91.875235°W / 41.80363; -91.875235
Anderson	Fremont	37	0.329	0.9	40°47′54″N95°36′31″W / 40.798309°N 95.60849°W / 40.798309; -95.60849
Argo	Scott	44	0.456	1.2	41°37′33″N90°26′03″W / 41.625766°N 90.434092°W / 41.625766; -90.434092
Argyle	Lee	91	0.603	1.6	40°32′09″N91°34′04″W / 40.535848°N 91.567696°W / 40.535848; -91.567696
Athelstan	Taylor	6	0.13	0.3	40°34′22″N94°32′33″W / 40.572702°N 94.542631°W / 40.572702; -94.542631
Augusta	Des Moines	51	0.841	2.2	40°45′42″N91°16′38″W / 40.761765°N 91.277226°W / 40.761765; -91.277226
Bartlett	Fremont	5	0.4	1.0	40°53′07″N95°47′41″W / 40.885338°N 95.794666°W / 40.885338; -95.794666
Beaverdale	Des Moines	880	3.189	8.3	40°50′55″N91°12′08″W / 40.84857°N 91.20225°W / 40.84857; -91.20225
Bentley	Pottawattamie	93	1.027	2.7	41°22′32″N95°37′21″W / 41.375546°N 95.622501°W / 41.375546; -95.622501
Big Rock	Scott	49	0.33	0.9	41°46′09″N90°49′36″W / 41.769079°N 90.826528°W / 41.769079; -90.826528
Bolan	Worth	32	2.892	7.5	43°22′25″N93°06′31″W / 43.37348°N 93.108502°W / 43.37348; -93.108502
Booneville	Dallas	266	3.87	10.0	41°31′27″N93°53′02″W / 41.5242°N 93.8838°W / 41.5242; -93.8838
Bradford	Franklin	84	0.929	2.4	42°38′12″N93°15′09″W / 42.636716°N 93.252388°W / 42.636716; -93.252388
Burchinal	Cerro Gordo	33	0.077	0.2	43°03′53″N93°16′43″W / 43.064797°N 93.278516°W / 43.064797; -93.278516
Burr Oak	Winneshiek	171	0.69	1.8	43°27′29″N91°51′43″W / 43.457984°N 91.861927°W / 43.457984; -91.861927
California Junction	Harrison	74	0.461	1.2	41°33′37″N95°59′41″W / 41.56017°N 95.994752°W / 41.56017; -95.994752
Center Junction	Jones	100	0.734	1.9	42°06′51″N91°05′25″W / 42.114127°N 91.09034°W / 42.114127; -91.09034
Chapin	Franklin	71	0.099	0.3	42°50′07″N93°13′19″W / 42.835258°N 93.222042°W / 42.835258; -93.222042
Climbing Hill	Woodbury	97	1.281	3.3	42°20′22″N96°04′52″W / 42.339375°N 96.081085°W / 42.339375; -96.081085
Coalville	Webster	651	2.257	5.8	42°26′24″N94°06′57″W / 42.440137°N 94.11579°W / 42.440137; -94.11579
Conroy	Iowa	252	0.762	2.0	41°43′36″N91°59′55″W / 41.726613°N 91.998528°W / 41.726613; -91.998528
Corley	Shelby	31	0.06	0.2	41°34′40″N95°19′50″W / 41.577719°N 95.330558°W / 41.577719; -95.330558
Delphos	Ringgold	26	0.224	0.6	40°39′47″N94°20′22″W / 40.663177°N 94.339571°W / 40.663177; -94.339571
Denmark	Lee	425	1.664	4.3	40°44′04″N91°20′18″W / 40.734325°N 91.338403°W / 40.734325; -91.338403
Diamondhead Lake	Guthrie	371	1.132	2.9	41°33′17″N94°15′36″W / 41.554649°N 94.259961°W / 41.554649; -94.259961
Douds	Van Buren	156	2.313	6.0	40°50′41″N92°04′24″W / 40.844631°N 92.073239°W / 40.844631; -92.073239
Downey	Cedar	112	0.675	1.7	41°36′43″N91°20′50″W / 41.611924°N 91.347253°W / 41.611924; -91.347253
Duncan	Hancock	57	0.792	2.1	43°06′30″N93°42′08″W / 43.10822°N 93.702135°W / 43.10822; -93.702135
East Amana	Iowa	64	0.374	1.0	41°48′31″N91°51′10″W / 41.808555°N 91.852699°W / 41.808555; -91.852699
Fairport	Muscatine	204	1.888	4.9	41°26′23″N90°55′27″W / 41.439676°N 90.924078°W / 41.439676; -90.924078
Frytown	Johnson	193	0.81	2.1	41°34′19″N91°43′56″W / 41.571949°N 91.732134°W / 41.571949; -91.732134
Garden City	Hardin	100	0.997	2.6	42°14′44″N93°23′43″W / 42.245521°N 93.395378°W / 42.245521; -93.395378
Green Mountain	Marshall	113	0.686	1.8	42°06′07″N92°49′11″W / 42.101917°N 92.819626°W / 42.101917; -92.819626
Hayfield	Hancock	41	0.974	2.5	43°10′43″N93°41′41″W / 43.178562°N 93.694828°W / 43.178562; -93.694828
High Amana	Iowa	113	0.383	1.0	41°48′04″N91°56′31″W / 41.801129°N 91.941871°W / 41.801129; -91.941871
Holiday Lake	Poweshiek	473	2.828	7.3	41°49′05″N92°27′13″W / 41.817971°N 92.453517°W / 41.817971; -92.453517
Homestead	Iowa	135	1.302	3.4	41°45′40″N91°52′16″W / 41.761205°N 91.871137°W / 41.761205; -91.871137
Hutchins	Hancock	22	0.302	0.8	43°05′16″N93°53′12″W / 43.08778°N 93.88657°W / 43.08778; -93.88657
Irvington	Kossuth	36	1.012	2.6	43°00′46″N94°11′45″W / 43.012876°N 94.195715°W / 43.012876; -94.195715
Jacksonville	Shelby	29	0.098	0.3	41°38′42″N95°09′06″W / 41.645074°N 95.151693°W / 41.645074; -95.151693
Kent	Union	37	0.489	1.3	40°57′13″N94°27′40″W / 40.953632°N 94.461127°W / 40.953632; -94.461127
Kent Estates	Muscatine	2,074	4.55	11.8	41°27′59″N91°03′25″W / 41.466488°N 91.056861°W / 41.466488; -91.056861
Kingston	Des Moines	81	1.772	4.6	40°58′45″N91°02′45″W / 40.97923°N 91.045788°W / 40.97923; -91.045788
Lake Panorama	Guthrie	1,266	8.286	21.5	41°43′18″N94°24′14″W / 41.721545°N 94.404021°W / 41.721545; -94.404021
Leando	Van Buren	121	2.330	6.0	40°49′16″N92°04′28″W / 40.821203°N 92.074516°W / 40.821203; -92.074516
Little Cedar	Mitchell	64	0.533	1.4	43°22′48″N92°43′32″W / 43.380049°N 92.725683°W / 43.380049; -92.725683
Loveland	Pottawattamie	36	0.039	0.1	41°29′49″N95°53′25″W / 41.49702°N 95.890225°W / 41.49702; -95.890225
Lowell	Henry	70	0.998	2.6	40°50′04″N91°26′19″W / 40.834348°N 91.438597°W / 40.834348; -91.438597
Meyer	Mitchell	14	0.708	1.8	43°27′43″N92°42′04″W / 43.461813°N 92.701063°W / 43.461813; -92.701063
Middle Amana	Iowa	543	0.972	2.5	41°47′41″N91°54′06″W / 41.794765°N 91.901539°W / 41.794765; -91.901539
Miller	Hancock	50	2.065	5.3	43°11′11″N93°36′28″W / 43.186371°N 93.607646°W / 43.186371; -93.607646
Mineola	Mills	154	0.389	1.0	41°08′29″N95°41′41″W / 41.141446°N 95.694773°W / 41.141446; -95.694773
Mona	Mitchell	35	2.275	5.9	43°29′10″N92°57′12″W / 43.485981°N 92.953441°W / 43.485981; -92.953441
Montpelier	Muscatine	186	0.49	1.3	41°27′41″N90°48′41″W / 41.461433°N 90.811395°W / 41.461433; -90.811395
Mooar	Lee	321	2.661	6.9	40°25′55″N91°26′41″W / 40.431939°N 91.444612°W / 40.431939; -91.444612
Moscow	Muscatine	290	1.265	3.3	41°34′14″N91°04′28″W / 41.570664°N 91.074306°W / 41.570664; -91.074306
Mount Sterling	Van Buren	33	0.315	0.8	40°37′07″N91°56′07″W / 40.618481°N 91.935382°W / 40.618481; -91.935382
Mount Union	Henry	120	0.169	0.4	41°03′28″N91°23′29″W / 41.057704°N 91.391398°W / 41.057704; -91.391398
New Haven	Mitchell	77	1.927	5.0	43°17′02″N92°38′32″W / 43.283922°N 92.642192°W / 43.283922; -92.642192
Oak Hills	Des Moines	186	1.139	2.9	40°45′20″N91°08′59″W / 40.755506°N 91.149712°W / 40.755506; -91.149712
Otranto	Mitchell	27	0.41	1.1	43°27′39″N92°59′11″W / 43.460856°N 92.986294°W / 43.460856; -92.986294
Park View	Scott	2,709	1.481	3.8	41°41′40″N90°32′20″W / 41.694347°N 90.538985°W / 41.694347; -90.538985
Percival	Fremont	53	0.44	1.1	40°45′05″N95°48′48″W / 40.751269°N 95.813266°W / 40.751269; -95.813266
Plainview	Scott	19	0.552	1.4	41°40′02″N90°46′48″W / 41.667177°N 90.780098°W / 41.667177; -90.780098
Portland	Cerro Gordo	28	1.008	2.6	43°07′21″N93°08′15″W / 43.122622°N 93.13748°W / 43.122622; -93.13748
River Sioux	Harrison	42	0.381	1.0	41°48′09″N96°02′53″W / 41.802439°N 96.047988°W / 41.802439; -96.047988
Rochester	Cedar	142	0.976	2.5	41°40′27″N91°08′40″W / 41.674149°N 91.144308°W / 41.674149; -91.144308
Roseville	Floyd	39	3.692	9.6	43°01′31″N92°48′29″W / 43.02535°N 92.808174°W / 43.02535; -92.808174
St. Benedict	Kossuth	31	0.767	2.0	43°02′38″N94°03′39″W / 43.044008°N 94.06095°W / 43.044008; -94.06095
St. Joseph	Kossuth	51	0.862	2.2	42°54′44″N94°13′51″W / 42.91229°N 94.230914°W / 42.91229; -94.230914
Sandusky	Lee	297	1.668	4.3	40°26′53″N91°23′21″W / 40.448001°N 91.389046°W / 40.448001; -91.389046
Saylorville	Polk	3,584	6.958	18.0	41°40′51″N93°37′37″W / 41.680754°N 93.627005°W / 41.680754; -93.627005
Sexton	Kossuth	46	2.202	5.7	43°04′30″N94°05′21″W / 43.074905°N 94.089152°W / 43.074905; -94.089152
South Amana	Iowa	165	1.385	3.6	41°46′13″N91°57′36″W / 41.770357°N 91.959912°W / 41.770357; -91.959912
Sperry	Des Moines	124	2.238	5.8	40°57′43″N91°09′51″W / 40.961955°N 91.164118°W / 40.961955; -91.164118
Stone City	Jones	186	1.814	4.7	42°06′20″N91°21′01″W / 42.105427°N 91.350196°W / 42.105427; -91.350196
Sun Valley Lake	Ringgold	187	2.708	7.0	40°50′57″N94°04′03″W / 40.849185°N 94.067487°W / 40.849185; -94.067487
Swedesburg	Henry	99	2.304	6.0	41°06′22″N91°33′12″W / 41.106002°N 91.553228°W / 41.106002; -91.553228
Toeterville	Mitchell	53	0.887	2.3	43°26′24″N92°53′17″W / 43.440057°N 92.887929°W / 43.440057; -92.887929
Trenton	Henry	74	0.461	1.2	41°03′58″N91°38′22″W / 41.065974°N 91.639498°W / 41.065974; -91.639498
Twin Lakes	Calhoun	316	1.824	4.7	42°28′52″N94°37′47″W / 42.480996°N 94.629756°W / 42.480996; -94.629756
Washburn	Black Hawk	870	1.247	3.2	42°24′37″N92°16′01″W / 42.410291°N 92.266866°W / 42.410291; -92.266866
Watkins	Benton	116	0.414	1.1	41°53′35″N91°59′06″W / 41.893102°N 91.984993°W / 41.893102; -91.984993
West Amana	Iowa	140	0.272	0.7	41°48′30″N91°57′56″W / 41.808457°N 91.965539°W / 41.808457; -91.965539
Weston	Pottawattamie	78	0.427	1.1	41°20′32″N95°44′41″W / 41.342261°N 95.744822°W / 41.342261; -95.744822
Wever	Lee	101	1.476	3.8	40°42′20″N91°13′41″W / 40.705655°N 91.228102°W / 40.705655; -91.228102
Yarmouth	Des Moines	61	1.711	4.4	41°01′28″N91°19′19″W / 41.024513°N 91.322067°W / 41.024513; -91.322067

See also

• List of cities in Iowa
• List of counties in Iowa
• List of townships in Iowa

References

1. "Geographic Terms and Concepts– Place". United States Census Bureau. United States Department of Commerce.
2. "Places: Iowa". 2020 United States Census . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 18, 2022.
3. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". 2010 United States Census . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 18, 2022.
4. "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 18, 2022.