Iowa · Census place 1912720

Chariton, Iowa

Chariton is a city in Lucas County, Iowa with an estimated 4,278 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 99th largest of 273 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 4,278; #99 of 273 in Iowa
Change since 2020: +2.2%; +92 people
Land area: 3.8 sq mi
Density: 1,135 / sq mi; State median 1,363

Orange pin: Chariton. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Des Moines.

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Chariton population, 2020 to 2024

Chariton added 92 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +2.2%. In the latest year it moved by -13.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 4,193. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Chariton covers 3.77 square miles of land, for 1,135 people per square mile of land. The median Iowa place of 5,000+ has 1,363, so Chariton is less dense than the typical town.

What county Chariton is in

All of Chariton's residents live in Lucas County, which had 8,758 residents in 2024. Chariton holds 48.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Chariton

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Chariton by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 50049. 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 Chariton is

The Census internal point of Chariton is at 41.017400, -93.309600. Des Moines, the capital, is 42.5 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Knoxville, IA (7,440 people), 23.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Des Moines, IA, 41.4 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 41.017400, -93.309600
DMS: 41°01'2.64"N 93°18'34.56"W
UTM: 15N 473969.0E 4540734.8N
Geohash: 9zm9kdyp8
Plus code: 86H82M8R+X5

Daylight in Chariton

At 41.02° N, Chariton gets about 15 h 08 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 13 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 54 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Chariton

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Iowa, measured between internal points. The closest is Melcher-Dallas, 14.9 miles away, with 1,193 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Chariton, IA?

4,278 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 92 (2.2%) from 4,186 in July 2020.

What county is Chariton in?

Lucas County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Chariton?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 50049.

How far is Chariton from Des Moines?

42.5 miles (68.4 km) in a straight line, heading NNW from Chariton.

What is the nearest larger city to Chariton?

Knoxville, IA, with 7,440 residents, 23.4 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.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.