| Sperry, Iowa | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Iowa#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Sperry |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Iowa |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Iowa |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Des Moines |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.80 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.79 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 124 |
| Population Density Km2: | 21.40 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 751 |
| Coordinates: | 40.9569°N -91.1567°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 52650 |
| Area Code: | 319 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 19-74325 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 461847 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.24 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.24 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 55.43 |
Sperry is an unincorporated community in central Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads north of the city of Burlington, the county seat of Des Moines County.[2] Its elevation is 751 feet (229 m). Although Sperry is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 52650,[3] which opened on 5 February 1870.
The community is part of the Burlington, IA - IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Sperry got its start in the year 1869, when John M. Sperry settled there and opened a post office.[4]
Sperry was a station stop on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway later a part of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad; construction of the line began in 1869. This line was also used by the Burlington and Northwestern Railway system, later part of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. All service on the line by both the Rock Island and Burlington systems ended in 1980.
Sperry's population was 88 in 1902,[5] and 75 in 1925.[6]