Iowa · Census place 1924465
Eldora, Iowa
Eldora is a city in Hardin County, Iowa with an estimated 2,595 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 137th largest of 273 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 2,595
- #137 of 273 in Iowa
- Change since 2020
- -2.1%
- -55 people
- Land area
- 4.3 sq mi
- Density
- 606 / sq mi
- State median 1,363
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Eldora population, 2020 to 2024
Eldora lost 55 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.1%. In the latest year it moved by -7.
Eldora covers 4.28 square miles of land, for 606 people per square mile of land. The median Iowa place of 5,000+ has 1,363, so Eldora is less dense than the typical town.
What county Eldora is in
All of Eldora's residents live in Hardin County, which had 16,464 residents in 2024. Eldora holds 15.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Eldora
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Eldora by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 50627. 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 Eldora is
The Census internal point of Eldora is at 42.360500, -93.101300. Des Moines, the capital, is 59.1 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Iowa Falls, IA (4,993 people), 13.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Des Moines, IA, 60.4 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 42.360500, -93.101300
- DMS
- 42°21'37.80"N 93°06'4.68"W
- UTM
- 15N 491658.1E 4689808.4N
- Geohash
- 9ztbcrmxy
- Plus code
- 86J89V6X+6F
Daylight in Eldora
At 42.36° N, Eldora gets about 15 h 17 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 05 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 13 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Eldora
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Iowa, measured between internal points. The closest is Ackley, 13.4 miles away, with 1,538 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Eldora, IA?
2,595 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 55 (2.1%) from 2,650 in July 2020.
What county is Eldora in?
Hardin County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Eldora?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 50627.
How far is Eldora from Des Moines?
59.1 miles (95.1 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Eldora.
What is the nearest larger city to Eldora?
Iowa Falls, IA, with 4,993 residents, 13.8 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.