Iowa · Census place 1943365
La Porte City, Iowa
La Porte City is a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa with an estimated 2,267 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 151st largest of 273 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 2,267
- #151 of 273 in Iowa
- Change since 2020
- -0.5%
- -11 people
- Land area
- 2.6 sq mi
- + 0.07 sq mi water
- Density
- 886 / sq mi
- State median 1,363
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La Porte City population, 2020 to 2024
La Porte City lost 11 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.5%. In the latest year it moved by +4.
La Porte City covers 2.56 square miles of land and 0.07 of water, for 886 people per square mile of land. The median Iowa place of 5,000+ has 1,363, so La Porte City is less dense than the typical town.
What county La Porte City is in
All of La Porte City's residents live in Black Hawk County, which had 132,348 residents in 2024. La Porte City holds 1.7% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in La Porte City
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps La Porte City by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 50651. 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 La Porte City is
The Census internal point of La Porte City is at 42.313800, -92.190900. Des Moines, the capital, is 88.1 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Evansdale, IA (4,515 people), 11.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Cedar Rapids, IA, 35.7 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 42.313800, -92.190900
- DMS
- 42°18'49.68"N 92°11'27.24"W
- UTM
- 15N 566677.7E 4684935.0N
- Geohash
- 9zw2wnuxu
- Plus code
- 86J98R75+GJ
Daylight in La Porte City
At 42.31° N, La Porte City gets about 15 h 17 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 05 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 12 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near La Porte City
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Iowa, measured between internal points. The closest is Elk Run Heights, 11.2 miles away, with 1,061 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of La Porte City, IA?
2,267 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 11 (0.5%) from 2,278 in July 2020.
What county is La Porte City in?
Black Hawk County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover La Porte City?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 50651.
How far is La Porte City from Des Moines?
88.1 miles (141.8 km) in a straight line, heading SW from La Porte City.
What is the nearest larger city to La Porte City?
Evansdale, IA, with 4,515 residents, 11.2 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.