# List of census-designated places in Iowa

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.
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## Census-designated places

| Name | County | Population (2020) | Area (2020) | Area (2020) | Coordinates |
| Name | County | Population (2020) | sq mi | km$^2$ | Coordinates |
| Amana | Iowa | 388 | 0.992 | 2.6 | 41°48′13″N 91°52′31″W﻿ / ﻿41.80363°N 91.875235°W﻿ / 41.80363; -91.875235 |
| Anderson | Fremont | 37 | 0.329 | 0.9 | 40°47′54″N 95°36′31″W﻿ / ﻿40.798309°N 95.60849°W﻿ / 40.798309; -95.60849 |
| Argo | Scott | 44 | 0.456 | 1.2 | 41°37′33″N 90°26′03″W﻿ / ﻿41.625766°N 90.434092°W﻿ / 41.625766; -90.434092 |
| Argyle | Lee | 91 | 0.603 | 1.6 | 40°32′09″N 91°34′04″W﻿ / ﻿40.535848°N 91.567696°W﻿ / 40.535848; -91.567696 |
| Athelstan | Taylor | 6 | 0.13 | 0.3 | 40°34′22″N 94°32′33″W﻿ / ﻿40.572702°N 94.542631°W﻿ / 40.572702; -94.542631 |
| Augusta | Des Moines | 51 | 0.841 | 2.2 | 40°45′42″N 91°16′38″W﻿ / ﻿40.761765°N 91.277226°W﻿ / 40.761765; -91.277226 |
| Bartlett | Fremont | 5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 40°53′07″N 95°47′41″W﻿ / ﻿40.885338°N 95.794666°W﻿ / 40.885338; -95.794666 |
| Beaverdale | Des Moines | 880 | 3.189 | 8.3 | 40°50′55″N 91°12′08″W﻿ / ﻿40.84857°N 91.20225°W﻿ / 40.84857; -91.20225 |
| Bentley | Pottawattamie | 93 | 1.027 | 2.7 | 41°22′32″N 95°37′21″W﻿ / ﻿41.375546°N 95.622501°W﻿ / 41.375546; -95.622501 |
| Big Rock | Scott | 49 | 0.33 | 0.9 | 41°46′09″N 90°49′36″W﻿ / ﻿41.769079°N 90.826528°W﻿ / 41.769079; -90.826528 |
| Bolan | Worth | 32 | 2.892 | 7.5 | 43°22′25″N 93°06′31″W﻿ / ﻿43.37348°N 93.108502°W﻿ / 43.37348; -93.108502 |
| Booneville | Dallas | 266 | 3.87 | 10.0 | 41°31′27″N 93°53′02″W﻿ / ﻿41.5242°N 93.8838°W﻿ / 41.5242; -93.8838 |
| Bradford | Franklin | 84 | 0.929 | 2.4 | 42°38′12″N 93°15′09″W﻿ / ﻿42.636716°N 93.252388°W﻿ / 42.636716; -93.252388 |
| Burchinal | Cerro Gordo | 33 | 0.077 | 0.2 | 43°03′53″N 93°16′43″W﻿ / ﻿43.064797°N 93.278516°W﻿ / 43.064797; -93.278516 |
| Burr Oak | Winneshiek | 171 | 0.69 | 1.8 | 43°27′29″N 91°51′43″W﻿ / ﻿43.457984°N 91.861927°W﻿ / 43.457984; -91.861927 |
| California Junction | Harrison | 74 | 0.461 | 1.2 | 41°33′37″N 95°59′41″W﻿ / ﻿41.56017°N 95.994752°W﻿ / 41.56017; -95.994752 |
| Center Junction | Jones | 100 | 0.734 | 1.9 | 42°06′51″N 91°05′25″W﻿ / ﻿42.114127°N 91.09034°W﻿ / 42.114127; -91.09034 |
| Chapin | Franklin | 71 | 0.099 | 0.3 | 42°50′07″N 93°13′19″W﻿ / ﻿42.835258°N 93.222042°W﻿ / 42.835258; -93.222042 |
| Climbing Hill | Woodbury | 97 | 1.281 | 3.3 | 42°20′22″N 96°04′52″W﻿ / ﻿42.339375°N 96.081085°W﻿ / 42.339375; -96.081085 |
| Coalville | Webster | 651 | 2.257 | 5.8 | 42°26′24″N 94°06′57″W﻿ / ﻿42.440137°N 94.11579°W﻿ / 42.440137; -94.11579 |
| Conroy | Iowa | 252 | 0.762 | 2.0 | 41°43′36″N 91°59′55″W﻿ / ﻿41.726613°N 91.998528°W﻿ / 41.726613; -91.998528 |
| Corley | Shelby | 31 | 0.06 | 0.2 | 41°34′40″N 95°19′50″W﻿ / ﻿41.577719°N 95.330558°W﻿ / 41.577719; -95.330558 |
| Delphos | Ringgold | 26 | 0.224 | 0.6 | 40°39′47″N 94°20′22″W﻿ / ﻿40.663177°N 94.339571°W﻿ / 40.663177; -94.339571 |
| Denmark | Lee | 425 | 1.664 | 4.3 | 40°44′04″N 91°20′18″W﻿ / ﻿40.734325°N 91.338403°W﻿ / 40.734325; -91.338403 |
| Diamondhead Lake | Guthrie | 371 | 1.132 | 2.9 | 41°33′17″N 94°15′36″W﻿ / ﻿41.554649°N 94.259961°W﻿ / 41.554649; -94.259961 |
| Douds | Van Buren | 156 | 2.313 | 6.0 | 40°50′41″N 92°04′24″W﻿ / ﻿40.844631°N 92.073239°W﻿ / 40.844631; -92.073239 |
| Downey | Cedar | 112 | 0.675 | 1.7 | 41°36′43″N 91°20′50″W﻿ / ﻿41.611924°N 91.347253°W﻿ / 41.611924; -91.347253 |
| Duncan | Hancock | 57 | 0.792 | 2.1 | 43°06′30″N 93°42′08″W﻿ / ﻿43.10822°N 93.702135°W﻿ / 43.10822; -93.702135 |
| East Amana | Iowa | 64 | 0.374 | 1.0 | 41°48′31″N 91°51′10″W﻿ / ﻿41.808555°N 91.852699°W﻿ / 41.808555; -91.852699 |
| Fairport | Muscatine | 204 | 1.888 | 4.9 | 41°26′23″N 90°55′27″W﻿ / ﻿41.439676°N 90.924078°W﻿ / 41.439676; -90.924078 |
| Frytown | Johnson | 193 | 0.81 | 2.1 | 41°34′19″N 91°43′56″W﻿ / ﻿41.571949°N 91.732134°W﻿ / 41.571949; -91.732134 |
| Garden City | Hardin | 100 | 0.997 | 2.6 | 42°14′44″N 93°23′43″W﻿ / ﻿42.245521°N 93.395378°W﻿ / 42.245521; -93.395378 |
| Green Mountain | Marshall | 113 | 0.686 | 1.8 | 42°06′07″N 92°49′11″W﻿ / ﻿42.101917°N 92.819626°W﻿ / 42.101917; -92.819626 |
| Hayfield | Hancock | 41 | 0.974 | 2.5 | 43°10′43″N 93°41′41″W﻿ / ﻿43.178562°N 93.694828°W﻿ / 43.178562; -93.694828 |
| High Amana | Iowa | 113 | 0.383 | 1.0 | 41°48′04″N 91°56′31″W﻿ / ﻿41.801129°N 91.941871°W﻿ / 41.801129; -91.941871 |
| Holiday Lake | Poweshiek | 473 | 2.828 | 7.3 | 41°49′05″N 92°27′13″W﻿ / ﻿41.817971°N 92.453517°W﻿ / 41.817971; -92.453517 |
| Homestead | Iowa | 135 | 1.302 | 3.4 | 41°45′40″N 91°52′16″W﻿ / ﻿41.761205°N 91.871137°W﻿ / 41.761205; -91.871137 |
| Hutchins | Hancock | 22 | 0.302 | 0.8 | 43°05′16″N 93°53′12″W﻿ / ﻿43.08778°N 93.88657°W﻿ / 43.08778; -93.88657 |
| Irvington | Kossuth | 36 | 1.012 | 2.6 | 43°00′46″N 94°11′45″W﻿ / ﻿43.012876°N 94.195715°W﻿ / 43.012876; -94.195715 |
| Jacksonville | Shelby | 29 | 0.098 | 0.3 | 41°38′42″N 95°09′06″W﻿ / ﻿41.645074°N 95.151693°W﻿ / 41.645074; -95.151693 |
| Kent | Union | 37 | 0.489 | 1.3 | 40°57′13″N 94°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″N 91°03′25″W﻿ / ﻿41.466488°N 91.056861°W﻿ / 41.466488; -91.056861 |
| Kingston | Des Moines | 81 | 1.772 | 4.6 | 40°58′45″N 91°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″N 94°24′14″W﻿ / ﻿41.721545°N 94.404021°W﻿ / 41.721545; -94.404021 |
| Leando | Van Buren | 121 | 2.330 | 6.0 | 40°49′16″N 92°04′28″W﻿ / ﻿40.821203°N 92.074516°W﻿ / 40.821203; -92.074516 |
| Little Cedar | Mitchell | 64 | 0.533 | 1.4 | 43°22′48″N 92°43′32″W﻿ / ﻿43.380049°N 92.725683°W﻿ / 43.380049; -92.725683 |
| Loveland | Pottawattamie | 36 | 0.039 | 0.1 | 41°29′49″N 95°53′25″W﻿ / ﻿41.49702°N 95.890225°W﻿ / 41.49702; -95.890225 |
| Lowell | Henry | 70 | 0.998 | 2.6 | 40°50′04″N 91°26′19″W﻿ / ﻿40.834348°N 91.438597°W﻿ / 40.834348; -91.438597 |
| Meyer | Mitchell | 14 | 0.708 | 1.8 | 43°27′43″N 92°42′04″W﻿ / ﻿43.461813°N 92.701063°W﻿ / 43.461813; -92.701063 |
| Middle Amana | Iowa | 543 | 0.972 | 2.5 | 41°47′41″N 91°54′06″W﻿ / ﻿41.794765°N 91.901539°W﻿ / 41.794765; -91.901539 |
| Miller | Hancock | 50 | 2.065 | 5.3 | 43°11′11″N 93°36′28″W﻿ / ﻿43.186371°N 93.607646°W﻿ / 43.186371; -93.607646 |
| Mineola | Mills | 154 | 0.389 | 1.0 | 41°08′29″N 95°41′41″W﻿ / ﻿41.141446°N 95.694773°W﻿ / 41.141446; -95.694773 |
| Mona | Mitchell | 35 | 2.275 | 5.9 | 43°29′10″N 92°57′12″W﻿ / ﻿43.485981°N 92.953441°W﻿ / 43.485981; -92.953441 |
| Montpelier | Muscatine | 186 | 0.49 | 1.3 | 41°27′41″N 90°48′41″W﻿ / ﻿41.461433°N 90.811395°W﻿ / 41.461433; -90.811395 |
| Mooar | Lee | 321 | 2.661 | 6.9 | 40°25′55″N 91°26′41″W﻿ / ﻿40.431939°N 91.444612°W﻿ / 40.431939; -91.444612 |
| Moscow | Muscatine | 290 | 1.265 | 3.3 | 41°34′14″N 91°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″N 91°56′07″W﻿ / ﻿40.618481°N 91.935382°W﻿ / 40.618481; -91.935382 |
| Mount Union | Henry | 120 | 0.169 | 0.4 | 41°03′28″N 91°23′29″W﻿ / ﻿41.057704°N 91.391398°W﻿ / 41.057704; -91.391398 |
| New Haven | Mitchell | 77 | 1.927 | 5.0 | 43°17′02″N 92°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″N 91°08′59″W﻿ / ﻿40.755506°N 91.149712°W﻿ / 40.755506; -91.149712 |
| Otranto | Mitchell | 27 | 0.41 | 1.1 | 43°27′39″N 92°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″N 90°32′20″W﻿ / ﻿41.694347°N 90.538985°W﻿ / 41.694347; -90.538985 |
| Percival | Fremont | 53 | 0.44 | 1.1 | 40°45′05″N 95°48′48″W﻿ / ﻿40.751269°N 95.813266°W﻿ / 40.751269; -95.813266 |
| Plainview | Scott | 19 | 0.552 | 1.4 | 41°40′02″N 90°46′48″W﻿ / ﻿41.667177°N 90.780098°W﻿ / 41.667177; -90.780098 |
| Portland | Cerro Gordo | 28 | 1.008 | 2.6 | 43°07′21″N 93°08′15″W﻿ / ﻿43.122622°N 93.13748°W﻿ / 43.122622; -93.13748 |
| River Sioux | Harrison | 42 | 0.381 | 1.0 | 41°48′09″N 96°02′53″W﻿ / ﻿41.802439°N 96.047988°W﻿ / 41.802439; -96.047988 |
| Rochester | Cedar | 142 | 0.976 | 2.5 | 41°40′27″N 91°08′40″W﻿ / ﻿41.674149°N 91.144308°W﻿ / 41.674149; -91.144308 |
| Roseville | Floyd | 39 | 3.692 | 9.6 | 43°01′31″N 92°48′29″W﻿ / ﻿43.02535°N 92.808174°W﻿ / 43.02535; -92.808174 |
| St. Benedict | Kossuth | 31 | 0.767 | 2.0 | 43°02′38″N 94°03′39″W﻿ / ﻿43.044008°N 94.06095°W﻿ / 43.044008; -94.06095 |
| St. Joseph | Kossuth | 51 | 0.862 | 2.2 | 42°54′44″N 94°13′51″W﻿ / ﻿42.91229°N 94.230914°W﻿ / 42.91229; -94.230914 |
| Sandusky | Lee | 297 | 1.668 | 4.3 | 40°26′53″N 91°23′21″W﻿ / ﻿40.448001°N 91.389046°W﻿ / 40.448001; -91.389046 |
| Saylorville | Polk | 3,584 | 6.958 | 18.0 | 41°40′51″N 93°37′37″W﻿ / ﻿41.680754°N 93.627005°W﻿ / 41.680754; -93.627005 |
| Sexton | Kossuth | 46 | 2.202 | 5.7 | 43°04′30″N 94°05′21″W﻿ / ﻿43.074905°N 94.089152°W﻿ / 43.074905; -94.089152 |
| South Amana | Iowa | 165 | 1.385 | 3.6 | 41°46′13″N 91°57′36″W﻿ / ﻿41.770357°N 91.959912°W﻿ / 41.770357; -91.959912 |
| Sperry | Des Moines | 124 | 2.238 | 5.8 | 40°57′43″N 91°09′51″W﻿ / ﻿40.961955°N 91.164118°W﻿ / 40.961955; -91.164118 |
| Stone City | Jones | 186 | 1.814 | 4.7 | 42°06′20″N 91°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″N 94°04′03″W﻿ / ﻿40.849185°N 94.067487°W﻿ / 40.849185; -94.067487 |
| Swedesburg | Henry | 99 | 2.304 | 6.0 | 41°06′22″N 91°33′12″W﻿ / ﻿41.106002°N 91.553228°W﻿ / 41.106002; -91.553228 |
| Toeterville | Mitchell | 53 | 0.887 | 2.3 | 43°26′24″N 92°53′17″W﻿ / ﻿43.440057°N 92.887929°W﻿ / 43.440057; -92.887929 |
| Trenton | Henry | 74 | 0.461 | 1.2 | 41°03′58″N 91°38′22″W﻿ / ﻿41.065974°N 91.639498°W﻿ / 41.065974; -91.639498 |
| Twin Lakes | Calhoun | 316 | 1.824 | 4.7 | 42°28′52″N 94°37′47″W﻿ / ﻿42.480996°N 94.629756°W﻿ / 42.480996; -94.629756 |
| Washburn | Black Hawk | 870 | 1.247 | 3.2 | 42°24′37″N 92°16′01″W﻿ / ﻿42.410291°N 92.266866°W﻿ / 42.410291; -92.266866 |
| Watkins | Benton | 116 | 0.414 | 1.1 | 41°53′35″N 91°59′06″W﻿ / ﻿41.893102°N 91.984993°W﻿ / 41.893102; -91.984993 |
| West Amana | Iowa | 140 | 0.272 | 0.7 | 41°48′30″N 91°57′56″W﻿ / ﻿41.808457°N 91.965539°W﻿ / 41.808457; -91.965539 |
| Weston | Pottawattamie | 78 | 0.427 | 1.1 | 41°20′32″N 95°44′41″W﻿ / ﻿41.342261°N 95.744822°W﻿ / 41.342261; -95.744822 |
| Wever | Lee | 101 | 1.476 | 3.8 | 40°42′20″N 91°13′41″W﻿ / ﻿40.705655°N 91.228102°W﻿ / 40.705655; -91.228102 |
| Yarmouth | Des Moines | 61 | 1.711 | 4.4 | 41°01′28″N 91°19′19″W﻿ / ﻿41.024513°N 91.322067°W﻿ / 41.024513; -91.322067 |