Iowa · Census place 1925590
Emmetsburg, Iowa
Emmetsburg is a city in Palo Alto County, Iowa with an estimated 3,632 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 108th largest of 273 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 3,632
- #108 of 273 in Iowa
- Change since 2020
- -1.8%
- -67 people
- Land area
- 3.8 sq mi
- + 0.17 sq mi water
- Density
- 958 / sq mi
- State median 1,363
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Emmetsburg population, 2020 to 2024
Emmetsburg lost 67 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.8%. In the latest year it moved by -2.
Emmetsburg covers 3.79 square miles of land and 0.17 of water, for 958 people per square mile of land. The median Iowa place of 5,000+ has 1,363, so Emmetsburg is less dense than the typical town.
What county Emmetsburg is in
All of Emmetsburg's residents live in Palo Alto County, which had 8,809 residents in 2024. Emmetsburg holds 41.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Emmetsburg
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Emmetsburg by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 50536. 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 Emmetsburg is
The Census internal point of Emmetsburg is at 43.114800, -94.679600. Des Moines, the capital, is 118.7 miles SSE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Estherville, IA (5,796 people), 21.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD, 107.2 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 43.114800, -94.679600
- DMS
- 43°06'53.28"N 94°40'46.56"W
- UTM
- 15N 363352.4E 4774932.4N
- Geohash
- 9zstm8b3v
- Plus code
- 86M7487C+W5
Daylight in Emmetsburg
At 43.11° N, Emmetsburg gets about 15 h 23 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 59 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 23 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Emmetsburg
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Iowa, measured between internal points. The closest is Laurens, 20.3 miles away, with 1,253 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Emmetsburg, IA?
3,632 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 67 (1.8%) from 3,699 in July 2020.
What county is Emmetsburg in?
Palo Alto County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Emmetsburg?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 50536.
How far is Emmetsburg from Des Moines?
118.7 miles (191.1 km) in a straight line, heading SSE from Emmetsburg.
What is the nearest larger city to Emmetsburg?
Estherville, IA, with 5,796 residents, 21.2 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.