Iowa · Census place 1944535

Leon, Iowa

Leon is a city in Decatur County, Iowa with an estimated 1,779 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 182nd largest of 273 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 1,779; #182 of 273 in Iowa
Change since 2020: -1.7%; -31 people
Land area: 3.1 sq mi
Density: 568 / sq mi; State median 1,363

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

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Leon population, 2020 to 2024

Leon lost 31 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.7%. In the latest year it moved by -33.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,819. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Leon covers 3.13 square miles of land, for 568 people per square mile of land. The median Iowa place of 5,000+ has 1,363, so Leon is less dense than the typical town.

What county Leon is in

All of Leon's residents live in Decatur County, which had 7,656 residents in 2024. Leon holds 23.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Leon

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Leon by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 50144. 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 Leon is

The Census internal point of Leon is at 40.741300, -93.755600. Des Moines, the capital, is 59.2 miles N in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lamoni, IA (2,072 people), 12.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Des Moines, IA, 57.9 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 40.741300, -93.755600
DMS: 40°44'28.68"N 93°45'20.16"W
UTM: 15N 436204.8E 4510314.1N
Geohash: 9zjrf89r2
Plus code: 86G8P6RV+GQ

Daylight in Leon

At 40.74° N, Leon gets about 15 h 06 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 15 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 51 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Leon

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Iowa, measured between internal points. The closest is Lamoni, 12.4 miles away, with 2,072 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Leon, IA?

1,779 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 31 (1.7%) from 1,810 in July 2020.

What county is Leon in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Leon?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 50144.

How far is Leon from Des Moines?

59.2 miles (95.3 km) in a straight line, heading N from Leon.

What is the nearest larger city to Leon?

Lamoni, IA, with 2,072 residents, 12.4 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.