List of census-designated places in Iowa explained

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.

Census-designated places

Name	County	numbers style="background-color:#CEE0F2;" rowspan=2	Population (2020)^[4]	Area (2020)	Coordinates
sq mi	km^2
Amana	Iowa	388	0.992disp=table1disp=table	41.8036°N -91.8752°W
Anderson	Fremont	37	0.329disp=table1disp=table	40.7983°N -95.6085°W
Argo	Scott	44	0.456disp=table1disp=table	41.6258°N -90.4341°W
Argyle	Lee	91	0.603disp=table1disp=table	40.5358°N -91.5677°W
Athelstan	Taylor	6	0.13disp=table1disp=table	40.5727°N -94.5426°W
Augusta	Des Moines	51	0.841disp=table1disp=table	40.7618°N -91.2772°W
Bartlett	Fremont	5	0.4disp=table1disp=table	40.8853°N -95.7947°W
Beaverdale	Des Moines	880	3.189disp=table1disp=table	40.8486°N -91.2023°W
Bentley	Pottawattamie	93	1.027disp=table1disp=table	41.3755°N -95.6225°W
Big Rock	Scott	49	0.33disp=table1disp=table	41.7691°N -90.8265°W
Bolan	Worth	32	2.892disp=table1disp=table	43.3735°N -93.1085°W
Booneville	Dallas	266	3.87disp=table1disp=table	41.5242°N -93.8838°W
Bradford	Franklin	84	0.929disp=table1disp=table	42.6367°N -93.2524°W
Burchinal	Cerro Gordo	33	0.077disp=table1disp=table	43.0648°N -93.2785°W
Burr Oak	Winneshiek	171	0.69disp=table1disp=table	43.458°N -91.8619°W
California Junction	Harrison	74	0.461disp=table1disp=table	41.5602°N -95.9948°W
Center Junction	Jones	100	0.734disp=table1disp=table	42.1141°N -91.0903°W
Chapin	Franklin	71	0.099disp=table1disp=table	42.8353°N -93.222°W
Climbing Hill	Woodbury	97	1.281disp=table1disp=table	42.3394°N -96.0811°W
Coalville	Webster	651	2.257disp=table1disp=table	42.4401°N -94.1158°W
Conroy	Iowa	252	0.762disp=table1disp=table	41.7266°N -91.9985°W
Corley	Shelby	31	0.06disp=table1disp=table	41.5777°N -95.3306°W
Delphos	Ringgold	26	0.224disp=table1disp=table	40.6632°N -94.3396°W
Denmark	Lee	425	1.664disp=table1disp=table	40.7343°N -91.3384°W
Diamondhead Lake	Guthrie	371	1.132disp=table1disp=table	41.5546°N -94.26°W
Douds	Van Buren	156	2.313disp=table1disp=table	40.8446°N -92.0732°W
Downey	Cedar	112	0.675disp=table1disp=table	41.6119°N -91.3473°W
Duncan	Hancock	57	0.792disp=table1disp=table	43.1082°N -93.7021°W
East Amana	Iowa	64	0.374disp=table1disp=table	41.8086°N -91.8527°W
Fairport	Muscatine	204	1.888disp=table1disp=table	41.4397°N -90.9241°W
Frytown	Johnson	193	0.81disp=table1disp=table	41.5719°N -91.7321°W
Garden City	Hardin	100	0.997disp=table1disp=table	42.2455°N -93.3954°W
Green Mountain	Marshall	113	0.686disp=table1disp=table	42.1019°N -92.8196°W
Hayfield	Hancock	41	0.974disp=table1disp=table	43.1786°N -93.6948°W
High Amana	Iowa	113	0.383disp=table1disp=table	41.8011°N -91.9419°W
Holiday Lake	Poweshiek	473	2.828disp=table1disp=table	41.818°N -92.4535°W
Homestead	Iowa	135	1.302disp=table1disp=table	41.7612°N -91.8711°W
Hutchins	Hancock	22	0.302disp=table1disp=table	43.0878°N -93.8866°W
Irvington	Kossuth	36	1.012disp=table1disp=table	43.0129°N -94.1957°W
Jacksonville	Shelby	29	0.098disp=table1disp=table	41.6451°N -95.1517°W
Kent	Union	37	0.489disp=table1disp=table	40.9536°N -94.4611°W
Kent Estates	Muscatine	2,074	4.55disp=table1disp=table	41.4665°N -91.0569°W
Kingston	Des Moines	81	1.772disp=table1disp=table	40.9792°N -91.0458°W
Lake Panorama	Guthrie	1,266	8.286disp=table1disp=table	41.7215°N -94.404°W
Leando	Van Buren	121	2.33disp=table1disp=table	40.8212°N -92.0745°W
Little Cedar	Mitchell	64	0.533disp=table1disp=table	43.38°N -92.7257°W
Loveland	Pottawattamie	36	0.039disp=table1disp=table	41.497°N -95.8902°W
Lowell	Henry	70	0.998disp=table1disp=table	40.8343°N -91.4386°W
Meyer	Mitchell	14	0.708disp=table1disp=table	43.4618°N -92.7011°W
Middle Amana	Iowa	543	0.972disp=table1disp=table	41.7948°N -91.9015°W
Miller	Hancock	50	2.065disp=table1disp=table	43.1864°N -93.6076°W
Mineola	Mills	154	0.389disp=table1disp=table	41.1414°N -95.6948°W
Mona	Mitchell	35	2.275disp=table1disp=table	43.486°N -92.9534°W
Montpelier	Muscatine	186	0.49disp=table1disp=table	41.4614°N -90.8114°W
Mooar	Lee	321	2.661disp=table1disp=table	40.4319°N -91.4446°W
Moscow	Muscatine	290	1.265disp=table1disp=table	41.5707°N -91.0743°W
Mount Sterling	Van Buren	33	0.315disp=table1disp=table	40.6185°N -91.9354°W
Mount Union	Henry	120	0.169disp=table1disp=table	41.0577°N -91.3914°W
New Haven	Mitchell	77	1.927disp=table1disp=table	43.2839°N -92.6422°W
Oak Hills	Des Moines	186	1.139disp=table1disp=table	40.7555°N -91.1497°W
Otranto	Mitchell	27	0.41disp=table1disp=table	43.4609°N -92.9863°W
Park View	Scott	2,709	1.481disp=table1disp=table	41.6943°N -90.539°W
Perciva	Fremont	53	0.44disp=table1disp=table	40.7513°N -95.8133°W
Plainview	Scott	19	0.552disp=table1disp=table	41.6672°N -90.7801°W
Portland	Cerro Gordo	28	1.008disp=table1disp=table	43.1226°N -93.1375°W
River Sioux	Harrison	42	0.381disp=table1disp=table	41.8024°N -96.048°W
Rochester	Cedar	142	0.976disp=table1disp=table	41.6741°N -91.1443°W
Roseville	Floyd	39	3.692disp=table1disp=table	43.0254°N -92.8082°W
St. Benedict	Kossuth	31	0.767disp=table1disp=table	43.044°N -94.061°W
St. Joseph	Kossuth	51	0.862disp=table1disp=table	42.9123°N -94.2309°W
Sandusky	Lee	297	1.668disp=table1disp=table	40.448°N -91.389°W
Saylorville	Polk	3,584	6.958disp=table1disp=table	41.6808°N -93.627°W
Sexton	Kossuth	46	2.202disp=table1disp=table	43.0749°N -94.0892°W
South Amana	Iowa	165	1.385disp=table1disp=table	41.7704°N -91.9599°W
Sperry	Des Moines	124	2.238disp=table1disp=table	40.962°N -91.1641°W
Stone City	Jones	186	1.814disp=table1disp=table	42.1054°N -91.3502°W
Sun Valley Lake	Ringgold	187	2.708disp=table1disp=table	40.8492°N -94.0675°W
Swedesburg	Henry	99	2.304disp=table1disp=table	41.106°N -91.5532°W
Toeterville	Mitchell	53	0.887disp=table1disp=table	43.4401°N -92.8879°W
Trenton	Henry	74	0.461disp=table1disp=table	41.066°N -91.6395°W
Twin Lakes	Calhoun	316	1.824disp=table1disp=table	42.481°N -94.6298°W
Washburn	Black Hawk	870	1.247disp=table1disp=table	42.4103°N -92.2669°W
Watkins	Benton	116	0.414disp=table1disp=table	41.8931°N -91.985°W
West Amana	Iowa	140	0.272disp=table1disp=table	41.8085°N -91.9655°W
Weston	Pottawattamie	78	0.427disp=table1disp=table	41.3423°N -95.7448°W
Wever	Lee	101	1.476disp=table1disp=table	40.7057°N -91.2281°W
Yarmouth	Des Moines	61	1.711disp=table1disp=table	41.0245°N -91.3221°W

See also

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

Notes and References

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