Iowa · Census place 1942960
Lamoni, Iowa
Lamoni is a city in Decatur County, Iowa with an estimated 2,072 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 158th largest of 273 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 2,072
- #158 of 273 in Iowa
- Change since 2020
- -0.5%
- -10 people
- Land area
- 4.0 sq mi
- + 0.10 sq mi water
- Density
- 525 / sq mi
- State median 1,363
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Lamoni population, 2020 to 2024
Lamoni lost 10 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.5%. In the latest year it moved by -26.
Lamoni covers 3.95 square miles of land and 0.10 of water, for 525 people per square mile of land. The median Iowa place of 5,000+ has 1,363, so Lamoni is less dense than the typical town.
What county Lamoni is in
All of Lamoni's residents live in Decatur County, which had 7,656 residents in 2024. Lamoni holds 27.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Lamoni
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Lamoni by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 50140. 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 Lamoni is
The Census internal point of Lamoni is at 40.619600, -93.930500. Des Moines, the capital, is 69.2 miles NNE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Bethany, MO (2,912 people), 24.9 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Des Moines, IA, 67.9 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 40.619600, -93.930500
- DMS
- 40°37'10.56"N 93°55'49.80"W
- UTM
- 15N 421294.8E 4496946.5N
- Geohash
- 9zjpnd9fk
- Plus code
- 86G8J399+RR
Daylight in Lamoni
At 40.62° N, Lamoni gets about 15 h 05 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 16 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 49 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Lamoni
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Iowa, measured between internal points. The closest is Leon, 12.4 miles away, with 1,779 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Lamoni, IA?
2,072 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 10 (0.5%) from 2,082 in July 2020.
What county is Lamoni in?
Decatur County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Lamoni?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 50140.
How far is Lamoni from Des Moines?
69.2 miles (111.4 km) in a straight line, heading NNE from Lamoni.
What is the nearest larger city to Lamoni?
Bethany, MO, with 2,912 residents, 24.9 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.