Iowa · Census place 1900190
Ackley, Iowa
Ackley is a city in 2 counties of Iowa with an estimated 1,538 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 205th largest of 273 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,538
- #205 of 273 in Iowa
- Change since 2020
- -3.5%
- -56 people
- Land area
- 2.5 sq mi
- + 0.03 sq mi water
- Density
- 625 / sq mi
- State median 1,363
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Ackley population, 2020 to 2024
Ackley lost 56 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.5%. In the latest year it moved by -5.
Ackley covers 2.46 square miles of land and 0.03 of water, for 625 people per square mile of land. The median Iowa place of 5,000+ has 1,363, so Ackley is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties Ackley spans
Ackley crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 1,538 residents as follows; Hardin County holds 97.6% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Hardin County1,501
- 02Franklin County37
ZIP codes in Ackley
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Ackley by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 50601. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Ackley is
The Census internal point of Ackley is at 42.551700, -93.052300. Des Moines, the capital, is 72.2 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Iowa Falls, IA (4,993 people), 11.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Des Moines, IA, 73.4 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 42.551700, -93.052300
- DMS
- 42°33'6.12"N 93°03'8.28"W
- UTM
- 15N 495706.3E 4711035.1N
- Geohash
- 9ztf4d33s
- Plus code
- 86J8HW2X+M3
Daylight in Ackley
At 42.55° N, Ackley gets about 15 h 19 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 03 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 15 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Ackley
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Iowa, measured between internal points. The closest is Aplington, 8.8 miles away, with 1,088 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Ackley, IA?
1,538 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 56 (3.5%) from 1,594 in July 2020.
What county is Ackley in?
It spans 2 counties: Hardin County (1,501 residents), Franklin County (37 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Ackley?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 50601.
How far is Ackley from Des Moines?
72.2 miles (116.1 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Ackley.
What is the nearest larger city to Ackley?
Iowa Falls, IA, with 4,993 residents, 11.1 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.