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.

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

Census-designated places

Name	County	Population (2020)	Area (2020)		Coordinates
			sq mi	km2
Amana	Iowa	388	0.992	2.6	41°48′13″N 91°52′31″W
Anderson	Fremont	37	0.329	0.9	40°47′54″N 95°36′31″W
Argo	Scott	44	0.456	1.2	41°37′33″N 90°26′03″W
Argyle	Lee	91	0.603	1.6	40°32′09″N 91°34′04″W
Athelstan	Taylor	6	0.13	0.3	40°34′22″N 94°32′33″W
Augusta	Des Moines	51	0.841	2.2	40°45′42″N 91°16′38″W
Bartlett	Fremont	5	0.4	1.0	40°53′07″N 95°47′41″W
Beaverdale	Des Moines	880	3.189	8.3	40°50′55″N 91°12′08″W
Bentley	Pottawattamie	93	1.027	2.7	41°22′32″N 95°37′21″W
Big Rock	Scott	49	0.33	0.9	41°46′09″N 90°49′36″W
Bolan	Worth	32	2.892	7.5	43°22′25″N 93°06′31″W
Bradford	Franklin	84	0.929	2.4	42°38′12″N 93°15′09″W
Burchinal	Cerro Gordo	33	0.077	0.2	43°03′53″N 93°16′43″W
Burr Oak	Winneshiek	171	0.69	1.8	43°27′29″N 91°51′43″W
California Junction	Harrison	74	0.461	1.2	41°33′37″N 95°59′41″W
Center Junction	Jones	100	0.734	1.9	42°06′51″N 91°05′25″W
Chapin	Franklin	71	0.099	0.3	42°50′07″N 93°13′19″W
Climbing Hill	Woodbury	97	1.281	3.3	42°20′22″N 96°04′52″W
Coalville	Webster	651	2.257	5.8	42°26′24″N 94°06′57″W
Conroy	Iowa	252	0.762	2.0	41°43′36″N 91°59′55″W
Corley	Shelby	31	0.06	0.2	41°34′40″N 95°19′50″W
Delphos	Ringgold	26	0.224	0.6	40°39′47″N 94°20′22″W
Denmark	Lee	425	1.664	4.3	40°44′04″N 91°20′18″W
Diamondhead Lake	Guthrie	371	1.132	2.9	41°33′17″N 94°15′36″W
Douds	Van Buren	156	2.313	6.0	40°50′41″N 92°04′24″W
Downey	Cedar	112	0.675	1.7	41°36′43″N 91°20′50″W
Duncan	Hancock	57	0.792	2.1	43°06′30″N 93°42′08″W
East Amana	Iowa	64	0.374	1.0	41°48′31″N 91°51′10″W
Fairport	Muscatine	204	1.888	4.9	41°26′23″N 90°55′27″W
Frytown	Johnson	193	0.81	2.1	41°34′19″N 91°43′56″W
Garden City	Hardin	100	0.997	2.6	42°14′44″N 93°23′43″W
Green Mountain	Marshall	113	0.686	1.8	42°06′07″N 92°49′11″W
Hayfield	Hancock	41	0.974	2.5	43°10′43″N 93°41′41″W
High Amana	Iowa	113	0.383	1.0	41°48′04″N 91°56′31″W
Holiday Lake	Poweshiek	473	2.828	7.3	41°49′05″N 92°27′13″W
Homestead	Iowa	135	1.302	3.4	41°45′40″N 91°52′16″W
Hutchins	Hancock	22	0.302	0.8	43°05′16″N 93°53′12″W
Irvington	Kossuth	36	1.012	2.6	43°00′46″N 94°11′45″W
Jacksonville	Shelby	29	0.098	0.3	41°38′42″N 95°09′06″W
Kent	Union	37	0.489	1.3	40°57′13″N 94°27′40″W
Kent Estates	Muscatine	2,074	4.55	11.8	41°27′59″N 91°03′25″W
Kingston	Des Moines	81	1.772	4.6	40°58′45″N 91°02′45″W
Lake Panorama	Guthrie	1,266	8.286	21.5	41°43′18″N 94°24′14″W
Leando	Van Buren	121	2.330	6.0	40°49′16″N 92°04′28″W
Little Cedar	Mitchell	64	0.533	1.4	43°22′48″N 92°43′32″W
Loveland	Pottawattamie	36	0.039	0.1	41°29′49″N 95°53′25″W
Lowell	Henry	70	0.998	2.6	40°50′04″N 91°26′19″W
Meyer	Mitchell	14	0.708	1.8	43°27′43″N 92°42′04″W
Middle Amana	Iowa	543	0.972	2.5	41°47′41″N 91°54′06″W
Miller	Hancock	50	2.065	5.3	43°11′11″N 93°36′28″W
Mineola	Mills	154	0.389	1.0	41°08′29″N 95°41′41″W
Mona	Mitchell	35	2.275	5.9	43°29′10″N 92°57′12″W
Montpelier	Muscatine	186	0.49	1.3	41°27′41″N 90°48′41″W
Mooar	Lee	321	2.661	6.9	40°25′55″N 91°26′41″W
Moscow	Muscatine	290	1.265	3.3	41°34′14″N 91°04′28″W
Mount Sterling	Van Buren	33	0.315	0.8	40°37′07″N 91°56′07″W
Mount Union	Henry	120	0.169	0.4	41°03′28″N 91°23′29″W
New Haven	Mitchell	77	1.927	5.0	43°17′02″N 92°38′32″W
Oak Hills	Des Moines	186	1.139	2.9	40°45′20″N 91°08′59″W
Otranto	Mitchell	27	0.41	1.1	43°27′39″N 92°59′11″W
Park View	Scott	2,709	1.481	3.8	41°41′40″N 90°32′20″W
Percival	Fremont	53	0.44	1.1	40°45′05″N 95°48′48″W
Plainview	Scott	19	0.552	1.4	41°40′02″N 90°46′48″W
Portland	Cerro Gordo	28	1.008	2.6	43°07′21″N 93°08′15″W
Randalia	Fayette	50	0.22	0.6	42°30′53″N 91°31′52″W
River Sioux	Harrison	42	0.381	1.0	41°48′09″N 96°02′53″W
Rochester	Cedar	142	0.976	2.5	41°40′27″N 91°08′40″W
Roseville	Floyd	39	3.692	9.6	43°01′31″N 92°48′29″W
St. Benedict	Kossuth	31	0.767	2.0	43°02′38″N 94°03′39″W
St. Joseph	Kossuth	51	0.862	2.2	42°54′44″N 94°13′51″W
Sandusky	Lee	297	1.668	4.3	40°26′53″N 91°23′21″W
Saylorville	Polk	3,584	6.958	18.0	41°40′51″N 93°37′37″W
Sexton	Kossuth	46	2.202	5.7	43°04′30″N 94°05′21″W
South Amana	Iowa	165	1.385	3.6	41°46′13″N 91°57′36″W
Sperry	Des Moines	124	2.238	5.8	40°57′43″N 91°09′51″W
Stone City	Jones	186	1.814	4.7	42°06′20″N 91°21′01″W
Sun Valley Lake	Ringgold	187	2.708	7.0	40°50′57″N 94°04′03″W
Swedesburg	Henry	99	2.304	6.0	41°06′22″N 91°33′12″W
Toeterville	Mitchell	53	0.887	2.3	43°26′24″N 92°53′17″W
Trenton	Henry	74	0.461	1.2	41°03′58″N 91°38′22″W
Twin Lakes	Calhoun	316	1.824	4.7	42°28′52″N 94°37′47″W
Washburn	Black Hawk	870	1.247	3.2	42°24′37″N 92°16′01″W
Watkins	Benton	116	0.414	1.1	41°53′35″N 91°59′06″W
West Amana	Iowa	140	0.272	0.7	41°48′30″N 91°57′56″W
Weston	Pottawattamie	78	0.427	1.1	41°20′32″N 95°44′41″W
Wever	Lee	101	1.476	3.8	40°42′20″N 91°13′41″W
Yarmouth	Des Moines	61	1.711	4.4	41°01′28″N 91°19′19″W

See also

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