Iowa · Census place 1955335

Nashua, Iowa

Nashua is a city in 2 counties of Iowa with an estimated 1,515 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 208th largest of 273 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
1,515
#208 of 273 in Iowa
Change since 2020
-2.3%
-36 people
Land area
2.9 sq mi
+ 0.26 sq mi water
Density
519 / sq mi
State median 1,363
Orange pin: Nashua. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Des Moines.

Nashua population, 2020 to 2024

Nashua lost 36 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.3%. In the latest year it moved by +7.

1,55120201,53420211,51420221,50820231,5152024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,554. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Nashua covers 2.92 square miles of land and 0.26 of water, for 519 people per square mile of land. The median Iowa place of 5,000+ has 1,363, so Nashua is less dense than the typical town.

The 2 counties Nashua spans

Nashua crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 1,515 residents as follows; Chickasaw County holds 99.9% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Chickasaw County1,513
  2. 02Floyd County2
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in Nashua

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Nashua by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 50658. 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 Nashua is

The Census internal point of Nashua is at 42.950400, -92.542500. Des Moines, the capital, is 108.5 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Charles City, IA (7,081 people), 10.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Rochester, MN, 73.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
42.950400, -92.542500
DMS
42°57'1.44"N 92°32'33.00"W
UTM
15N 537320.1E 4755408.3N
Geohash
9zwhq4us5
Plus code
86J9XF24+5X

Daylight in Nashua

At 42.95° N, Nashua gets about 15 h 21 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 01 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 21 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Nashua

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Iowa, measured between internal points. The closest is Charles City, 10.3 miles away, with 7,081 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Nashua, IA?

1,515 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 36 (2.3%) from 1,551 in July 2020.

What county is Nashua in?

It spans 2 counties: Chickasaw County (1,513 residents), Floyd County (2 residents).

What ZIP codes cover Nashua?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 50658.

How far is Nashua from Des Moines?

108.5 miles (174.6 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Nashua.

What is the nearest larger city to Nashua?

Charles City, IA, with 7,081 residents, 10.3 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.