Iowa · Census place 1902305
Ankeny, Iowa
Ankeny is a city in Polk County, Iowa with an estimated 76,727 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 5th largest of 273 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 76,727
- #5 of 273 in Iowa
- Change since 2020
- +11.9%
- +8,165 people
- Land area
- 31.9 sq mi
- + 0.18 sq mi water
- Density
- 2,404 / sq mi
- State median 1,363
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Ankeny population, 2020 to 2024
Ankeny added 8,165 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +11.9%. In the latest year it moved by +1,905. Among 85 Iowa places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 8th; the median place changed by +1.1%. The median place of 5,000+ in Iowa has 9,511 people, so Ankeny is 8.1 times that size.
Ankeny covers 31.91 square miles of land and 0.18 of water, for 2,404 people per square mile of land. The median Iowa place of 5,000+ has 1,363, so Ankeny is denser than the typical town.
What county Ankeny is in
All of Ankeny's residents live in Polk County, which had 516,185 residents in 2024. Ankeny holds 14.9% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Ankeny
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Ankeny by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 50021, 50023. 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 Ankeny is
The Census internal point of Ankeny is at 41.730200, -93.601100. Des Moines, the capital, is 9.6 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Des Moines, IA (213,096 people), 10.9 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 41.730200, -93.601100
- DMS
- 41°43'48.72"N 93°36'3.96"W
- UTM
- 15N 450008.5E 4619995.9N
- Geohash
- 9zmmqhcb0
- Plus code
- 86H8P9JX+3H
Daylight in Ankeny
At 41.73° N, Ankeny gets about 15 h 13 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 09 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 04 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Ankeny
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Iowa, measured between internal points. The closest is Elkhart, 6.0 miles away, with 1,079 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Ankeny, IA?
76,727 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 8,165 (11.9%) from 68,562 in July 2020.
What county is Ankeny in?
Polk County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Ankeny?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 50021, 50023.
How far is Ankeny from Des Moines?
9.6 miles (15.5 km) in a straight line, heading S from Ankeny.
What is the nearest larger city to Ankeny?
Des Moines, IA, with 213,096 residents, 10.9 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.