Iowa · Census place 1930225

George, Iowa

George is a city in Lyon County, Iowa with an estimated 1,106 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 255th largest of 273 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 1,106; #255 of 273 in Iowa
Change since 2020: +2.6%; +28 people
Land area: 2.3 sq mi
Density: 483 / sq mi; State median 1,363

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

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George population, 2020 to 2024

George added 28 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +2.6%. In the latest year it moved by +0.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,080. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

George covers 2.29 square miles of land, for 483 people per square mile of land. The median Iowa place of 5,000+ has 1,363, so George is less dense than the typical town.

What county George is in

All of George's residents live in Lyon County, which had 12,378 residents in 2024. George holds 8.9% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in George

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps George by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 51237. 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 George is

The Census internal point of George is at 43.341900, -96.003300. Des Moines, the capital, is 172.0 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Rock Rapids, IA (2,709 people), 10.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD, 39.0 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 43.341900, -96.003300
DMS: 43°20'30.84"N 96°00'11.88"W
UTM: 14N 742904.0E 4803145.3N
Geohash: 9zewx6hsb
Plus code: 86M58XRW+QM

Daylight in George

At 43.34° N, George 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 26 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near George

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Iowa, measured between internal points. The closest is Rock Rapids, 10.1 miles away, with 2,709 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of George, IA?

1,106 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 28 (2.6%) from 1,078 in July 2020.

What county is George in?

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

What ZIP codes cover George?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 51237.

How far is George from Des Moines?

172.0 miles (276.8 km) in a straight line, heading SE from George.

What is the nearest larger city to George?

Rock Rapids, IA, with 2,709 residents, 10.1 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.