Iowa · Census place 1939585

Jesup, Iowa

Jesup is a city in 2 counties of Iowa with an estimated 2,541 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 139th largest of 273 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
2,541
#139 of 273 in Iowa
Change since 2020
+1.1%
+27 people
Land area
1.8 sq mi
Density
1,381 / sq mi
State median 1,363
Orange pin: Jesup. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Des Moines.

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Jesup population, 2020 to 2024

Jesup added 27 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.1%. In the latest year it moved by -1.

2,51420202,53120212,52420222,54220232,5412024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,510. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Jesup covers 1.84 square miles of land, for 1,381 people per square mile of land. The median Iowa place of 5,000+ has 1,363, so Jesup is close to the typical town.

The 2 counties Jesup spans

Jesup crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 2,541 residents as follows; Buchanan County holds 92.2% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Buchanan County2,343
  2. 02Black Hawk County198
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in Jesup

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Jesup by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 50648. 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 Jesup is

The Census internal point of Jesup is at 42.474500, -92.065600. Des Moines, the capital, is 99.8 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Independence, IA (6,266 people), 8.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Cedar Rapids, IA, 40.5 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
42.474500, -92.065600
DMS
42°28'28.20"N 92°03'56.16"W
UTM
15N 576807.5E 4702884.5N
Geohash
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Plus code
86J9FWFM+RQ

Daylight in Jesup

At 42.47° N, Jesup gets about 15 h 18 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 04 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 14 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Jesup

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Iowa, measured between internal points. The closest is Independence, 8.3 miles away, with 6,266 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jesup, IA?

2,541 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 27 (1.1%) from 2,514 in July 2020.

What county is Jesup in?

It spans 2 counties: Buchanan County (2,343 residents), Black Hawk County (198 residents).

What ZIP codes cover Jesup?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 50648.

How far is Jesup from Des Moines?

99.8 miles (160.6 km) in a straight line, heading SW from Jesup.

What is the nearest larger city to Jesup?

Independence, IA, with 6,266 residents, 8.3 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.