Iowa · Census place 1932160

Granger, Iowa

Granger is a city in 2 counties of Iowa with an estimated 2,095 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 156th largest of 273 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
2,095
#156 of 273 in Iowa
Change since 2020
+21.0%
+363 people
Land area
2.5 sq mi
Density
848 / sq mi
State median 1,363
Orange pin: Granger. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Des Moines.

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Granger population, 2020 to 2024

Granger added 363 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +21.0%. In the latest year it moved by +45.

1,73220201,89520212,00620222,05020232,0952024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,706. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Granger covers 2.47 square miles of land, for 848 people per square mile of land. The median Iowa place of 5,000+ has 1,363, so Granger is less dense than the typical town.

The 2 counties Granger spans

Granger crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 2,095 residents as follows; Dallas County holds 74.0% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Dallas County1,551
  2. 02Polk County544
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in Granger

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Granger by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 50109. 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 Granger is

The Census internal point of Granger is at 41.756600, -93.816800. Des Moines, the capital, is 15.9 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Polk City, IA (6,430 people), 5.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Des Moines, IA, 16.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
41.756600, -93.816800
DMS
41°45'23.76"N 93°49'0.48"W
UTM
15N 432097.1E 4623074.7N
Geohash
9zmm91s9y
Plus code
86H8Q54M+J7

Daylight in Granger

At 41.76° N, Granger gets about 15 h 13 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 09 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 04 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Granger

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Iowa, measured between internal points. The closest is Polk City, 5.1 miles away, with 6,430 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Granger, IA?

2,095 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 363 (21.0%) from 1,732 in July 2020.

What county is Granger in?

It spans 2 counties: Dallas County (1,551 residents), Polk County (544 residents).

What ZIP codes cover Granger?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 50109.

How far is Granger from Des Moines?

15.9 miles (25.5 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Granger.

What is the nearest larger city to Granger?

Polk City, IA, with 6,430 residents, 5.2 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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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