Population density: zip codes ranked in Iowa

Residents per square mile of land (water excluded). Under 50 is rural, a few hundred is small-town, 2,500+ is urban, and 10,000+ is big-city dense. These lists rank zip codes in Iowa with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Most densely populated zip codes

#	Zip	City	Density	Population
1	50013	Ames	6,600/sq mi	4,211
2	52242	Iowa City	6,548/sq mi	4,688
3	50311	Des Moines	5,711/sq mi	14,574
4	50012	Ames	5,561/sq mi	1,913
5	50316	Des Moines	4,685/sq mi	16,710
6	52801	Davenport	4,620/sq mi	1,788
7	52803	Davenport	4,425/sq mi	22,742
8	50314	Des Moines	4,228/sq mi	10,438
9	50310	Des Moines	3,880/sq mi	31,177
10	50309	Des Moines	3,725/sq mi	10,110
11	50324	Windsor Heights	3,663/sq mi	5,143
12	50315	Des Moines	3,381/sq mi	34,816
13	52402	Cedar Rapids	3,137/sq mi	42,938
14	51104	Sioux City	3,103/sq mi	23,197
15	50322	Urbandale	2,950/sq mi	31,931
16	50312	Des Moines	2,807/sq mi	15,802
17	52245	Iowa City	2,722/sq mi	22,853
18	50325	Clive	2,462/sq mi	19,012
19	50023	Ankeny	2,227/sq mi	46,306
20	50702	Waterloo	2,136/sq mi	20,882
21	51510	Carter Lake	2,100/sq mi	3,767
22	52401	Cedar Rapids	1,833/sq mi	2,181
23	52233	Hiawatha	1,789/sq mi	7,000
24	52405	Cedar Rapids	1,771/sq mi	26,526
25	51105	Sioux City	1,750/sq mi	10,415
26	50265	West Des Moines	1,736/sq mi	33,488
27	52241	Coralville	1,721/sq mi	23,250
28	50323	Urbandale	1,706/sq mi	17,265
29	50266	West Des Moines	1,682/sq mi	37,523
30	50317	Des Moines	1,653/sq mi	36,548
31	52001	Dubuque	1,650/sq mi	43,101
32	52722	Bettendorf	1,568/sq mi	41,264
33	50320	Des Moines	1,477/sq mi	24,807
34	51501	Council Bluffs	1,446/sq mi	34,618
35	51103	Sioux City	1,400/sq mi	16,895
36	52246	Iowa City	1,335/sq mi	22,308
37	50021	Ankeny	1,258/sq mi	30,283
38	50263	Waukee	1,080/sq mi	29,611
39	50131	Johnston	1,033/sq mi	24,583
40	52328	Robins	1,004/sq mi	2,712
41	50313	Des Moines	966/sq mi	17,440
42	50707	Evansdale	948/sq mi	7,784
43	52802	Davenport	908/sq mi	9,466
44	52806	Davenport	864/sq mi	26,871
45	52403	Cedar Rapids	860/sq mi	22,551
46	51101	Sioux City	857/sq mi	1,031
47	51106	Sioux City	854/sq mi	28,592
48	50327	Pleasant Hill	837/sq mi	13,177
49	50009	Altoona	821/sq mi	22,886
50	52804	Davenport	816/sq mi	26,835
51	52404	Cedar Rapids	758/sq mi	42,958
52	52351	Walford	720/sq mi	1,329
53	50321	Des Moines	697/sq mi	7,900
54	52317	North Liberty	672/sq mi	23,097
55	50111	Grimes	672/sq mi	16,865
56	50014	Ames	608/sq mi	32,958
57	52002	Dubuque	583/sq mi	17,005
58	52302	Marion	574/sq mi	42,706
59	50010	Ames	561/sq mi	33,799
60	52807	Davenport	546/sq mi	15,617
61	52411	Cedar Rapids	509/sq mi	8,342
62	52345	Urbana	506/sq mi	1,609
63	52749	Fruitland	490/sq mi	1,049
64	51355	Okoboji	413/sq mi	1,048
65	50701	Waterloo	382/sq mi	30,232
66	50613	Cedar Falls	344/sq mi	43,867
67	52340	Tiffin	322/sq mi	6,128
68	51503	Council Bluffs	312/sq mi	37,972
69	50211	Norwalk	287/sq mi	16,835
70	52601	Burlington	250/sq mi	27,341
71	52240	Iowa City	247/sq mi	35,074
72	52655	West Burlington	247/sq mi	4,322
73	52003	Dubuque	245/sq mi	13,796
74	52753	Le Claire	243/sq mi	6,020
75	52748	Eldridge	239/sq mi	9,594
76	52732	Clinton	236/sq mi	25,880
77	50035	Bondurant	235/sq mi	10,131
78	50124	Huxley	234/sq mi	4,859
79	52632	Keokuk	226/sq mi	11,711
80	50226	Polk City	214/sq mi	7,759
81	50069	De Soto	211/sq mi	1,109
82	51109	Sioux City	205/sq mi	3,606
83	52627	Fort Madison	199/sq mi	12,677
84	50401	Mason City	194/sq mi	28,703
85	50703	Waterloo	193/sq mi	17,952
86	50501	Fort Dodge	189/sq mi	28,823
87	52761	Muscatine	165/sq mi	29,474
88	50109	Granger	165/sq mi	3,309
89	50105	Gilbert	163/sq mi	1,487
90	52726	Blue Grass	157/sq mi	5,160
91	50158	Marshalltown	148/sq mi	31,396
92	51054	Sergeant Bluff	144/sq mi	5,583
93	50622	Denver	138/sq mi	3,549
94	51250	Sioux Center	136/sq mi	9,970
95	52501	Ottumwa	135/sq mi	30,371
96	50208	Newton	130/sq mi	20,595
97	51108	Sioux City	130/sq mi	5,960
98	52730	Camanche	126/sq mi	4,776
99	50219	Pella	125/sq mi	14,416
100	50125	Indianola	124/sq mi	20,121

Most sparsely populated zip codes

#	Zip	City	Density	Population
1	51462	Scranton	9/sq mi	1,049
2	50833	Bedford	10/sq mi	2,077
3	50514	Armstrong	10/sq mi	1,117
4	50841	Corning	10/sq mi	2,340
5	51016	Correctionville	10/sq mi	1,080
6	50424	Buffalo Center	10/sq mi	1,441
7	52155	Lime Springs	11/sq mi	1,110
8	50447	Kanawha	11/sq mi	1,145
9	52540	Brighton	11/sq mi	1,088
10	50864	Villisca	11/sq mi	1,662
11	50006	Alden	12/sq mi	1,437
12	50541	Gilmore City	12/sq mi	1,067
13	50238	Russell	12/sq mi	1,195
14	50076	Exira	12/sq mi	1,301
15	50139	Lacona	12/sq mi	1,025
16	50510	Albert City	12/sq mi	1,042
17	51640	Hamburg	12/sq mi	1,381
18	50174	Murray	12/sq mi	1,259
19	50020	Anita	12/sq mi	1,197
20	52626	Farmington	13/sq mi	1,103
21	51535	Griswold	13/sq mi	1,697
22	50628	Elma	13/sq mi	1,423
23	51058	Sutherland	13/sq mi	1,096
24	52032	Bernard	13/sq mi	1,305
25	50230	Radcliffe	13/sq mi	1,145
26	51454	Manilla	13/sq mi	1,254
27	51529	Dunlap	13/sq mi	1,732
28	51458	Odebolt	13/sq mi	1,290
29	50846	Fontanelle	13/sq mi	1,276
30	52565	Keosauqua	13/sq mi	1,518
31	50002	Adair	14/sq mi	1,496
32	51053	Schaller	14/sq mi	1,016
33	52533	Batavia	14/sq mi	1,201
34	50645	Ionia	14/sq mi	1,193
35	50060	Corydon	14/sq mi	2,417
36	51027	Ireton	14/sq mi	1,280
37	51046	Paullina	14/sq mi	1,326
38	50466	Riceville	14/sq mi	1,972
39	51001	Akron	14/sq mi	2,342
40	51034	Mapleton	14/sq mi	1,674
41	50058	Coon Rapids	14/sq mi	1,999
42	52144	Fort Atkinson	14/sq mi	1,075
43	51063	Whiting	15/sq mi	1,072
44	52563	Hedrick	15/sq mi	1,602
45	52248	Keota	15/sq mi	1,675
46	51358	Ruthven	15/sq mi	1,213
47	52141	Elgin	15/sq mi	1,259
48	50475	Sheffield	15/sq mi	1,446
49	50830	Afton	15/sq mi	1,846
50	51035	Marcus	15/sq mi	1,627
51	50122	Hubbard	15/sq mi	1,297
52	51346	Hartley	15/sq mi	2,247
53	51638	Essex	16/sq mi	1,258
54	50602	Allison	16/sq mi	1,254
55	52171	Waucoma	16/sq mi	1,314
56	50025	Audubon	16/sq mi	3,148
57	50597	West Bend	16/sq mi	1,341
58	50423	Britt	16/sq mi	2,291
59	50585	Sioux Rapids	16/sq mi	1,080
60	51038	Merrill	16/sq mi	1,449
61	51006	Battle Creek	16/sq mi	1,287
62	50630	Fredericksburg	16/sq mi	1,372
63	51443	Glidden	16/sq mi	1,653
64	50207	New Sharon	16/sq mi	2,325
65	50115	Guthrie Center	16/sq mi	2,809
66	50468	Rockford	16/sq mi	1,617
67	52151	Lansing	16/sq mi	1,886
68	50056	Colo	17/sq mi	1,003
69	52165	Ridgeway	17/sq mi	1,098
70	50249	Stratford	17/sq mi	1,312
71	51237	George	17/sq mi	1,605
72	50851	Lenox	17/sq mi	2,193
73	50601	Ackley	17/sq mi	2,299
74	51005	Aurelia	17/sq mi	1,561
75	52254	Lost Nation	17/sq mi	1,004
76	50568	Newell	17/sq mi	1,384
77	51052	Salix	17/sq mi	1,050
78	51525	Carson	17/sq mi	1,067
79	52570	Milton	17/sq mi	1,130
80	50106	Gilman	17/sq mi	1,163
81	52037	Delmar	17/sq mi	1,172
82	50635	Gladbrook	17/sq mi	1,423
83	50854	Mount Ayr	17/sq mi	2,391
84	51342	Graettinger	17/sq mi	1,385
85	50530	Dayton	17/sq mi	1,090
86	52571	Moravia	17/sq mi	1,660
87	51570	Shelby	18/sq mi	1,118
88	52201	Ainsworth	18/sq mi	1,148
89	50469	Rockwell	18/sq mi	1,527
90	51028	Kingsley	18/sq mi	2,191
91	50680	Wellsburg	18/sq mi	1,027
92	51245	Primghar	18/sq mi	1,377
93	50543	Gowrie	18/sq mi	1,420
94	50554	Laurens	18/sq mi	1,653
95	52590	Seymour	18/sq mi	1,464
96	51347	Lake Park	18/sq mi	1,470
97	51025	Holstein	18/sq mi	1,925
98	51561	Pacific Junction	19/sq mi	1,039
99	52656	West Point	19/sq mi	1,833
100	52640	Morning Sun	19/sq mi	1,274

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