Iowa · Census place 1928380
Forest City, Iowa
Forest City is a city in 2 counties of Iowa with an estimated 4,199 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 100th largest of 273 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 4,199
- #100 of 273 in Iowa
- Change since 2020
- -1.6%
- -70 people
- Land area
- 4.6 sq mi
- Density
- 915 / sq mi
- State median 1,363
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Forest City population, 2020 to 2024
Forest City lost 70 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.6%. In the latest year it moved by -64.
Forest City covers 4.59 square miles of land, for 915 people per square mile of land. The median Iowa place of 5,000+ has 1,363, so Forest City is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties Forest City spans
Forest City crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 4,199 residents as follows; Winnebago County holds 91.5% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Winnebago County3,840
- 02Hancock County359
ZIP codes in Forest City
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Forest City by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 50436. 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 Forest City is
The Census internal point of Forest City is at 43.257100, -93.636600. Des Moines, the capital, is 115.1 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Clear Lake, IA (7,602 people), 15.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Rochester, MN, 78.0 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 43.257100, -93.636600
- DMS
- 43°15'25.56"N 93°38'11.76"W
- UTM
- 15N 448328.6E 4789562.7N
- Geohash
- 9ztqj4xyv
- Plus code
- 86M87947+R9
Daylight in Forest City
At 43.26° N, Forest City gets about 15 h 24 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 58 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 25 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Forest City
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Iowa, measured between internal points. The closest is Garner, 11.0 miles away, with 3,049 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Forest City, IA?
4,199 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 70 (1.6%) from 4,269 in July 2020.
What county is Forest City in?
It spans 2 counties: Winnebago County (3,840 residents), Hancock County (359 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Forest City?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 50436.
How far is Forest City from Des Moines?
115.1 miles (185.3 km) in a straight line, heading S from Forest City.
What is the nearest larger city to Forest City?
Clear Lake, IA, with 7,602 residents, 15.7 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.