Iowa · Census place 1956325
New London, Iowa
New London is a city in Henry County, Iowa with an estimated 1,853 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 176th largest of 273 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,853
- #176 of 273 in Iowa
- Change since 2020
- -3.0%
- -57 people
- Land area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Density
- 1,716 / sq mi
- State median 1,363
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New London population, 2020 to 2024
New London lost 57 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.0%. In the latest year it moved by -21.
New London covers 1.08 square miles of land, for 1,716 people per square mile of land. The median Iowa place of 5,000+ has 1,363, so New London is denser than the typical town.
What county New London is in
All of New London's residents live in Henry County, which had 19,361 residents in 2024. New London holds 9.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in New London
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps New London by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 52645. 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 New London is
The Census internal point of New London is at 40.922900, -91.400700. Des Moines, the capital, is 123.4 miles WNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Mount Pleasant, IA (8,509 people), 8.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Davenport, IA, 60.3 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 40.922900, -91.400700
- DMS
- 40°55'22.44"N 91°24'2.52"W
- UTM
- 15N 634662.7E 4531429.6N
- Geohash
- 9zr0b1u11
- Plus code
- 86GCWHFX+5P
Daylight in New London
At 40.92° N, New London gets about 15 h 07 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 14 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 53 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near New London
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Iowa, measured between internal points. The closest is Mount Pleasant, 8.1 miles away, with 8,509 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of New London, IA?
1,853 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 57 (3.0%) from 1,910 in July 2020.
What county is New London in?
Henry County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover New London?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 52645.
How far is New London from Des Moines?
123.4 miles (198.6 km) in a straight line, heading WNW from New London.
What is the nearest larger city to New London?
Mount Pleasant, IA, with 8,509 residents, 8.1 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.