Iowa · Census place 1956460

New Sharon, Iowa

New Sharon is a city in Mahaska County, Iowa with an estimated 1,249 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 234th largest of 273 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 1,249; #234 of 273 in Iowa
Change since 2020: -0.6%; -8 people
Land area: 0.9 sq mi
Density: 1,329 / sq mi; State median 1,363

Orange pin: New Sharon. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Des Moines.

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New Sharon population, 2020 to 2024

New Sharon lost 8 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.6%. In the latest year it moved by +4.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,259. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

New Sharon covers 0.94 square miles of land, for 1,329 people per square mile of land. The median Iowa place of 5,000+ has 1,363, so New Sharon is close to the typical town.

What county New Sharon is in

All of New Sharon's residents live in Mahaska County, which had 22,034 residents in 2024. New Sharon holds 5.7% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in New Sharon

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps New Sharon by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 50207. 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 Sharon is

The Census internal point of New Sharon is at 41.470100, -92.651000. Des Moines, the capital, is 50.0 miles W in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Montezuma, IA (1,421 people), 10.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Des Moines, IA, 50.1 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 41.470100, -92.651000
DMS: 41°28'12.36"N 92°39'3.60"W
UTM: 15N 529141.9E 4591003.5N
Geohash: 9zq5gtmsg
Plus code: 86H9F8CX+2H

Daylight in New Sharon

At 41.47° N, New Sharon gets about 15 h 11 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 10 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 00 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near New Sharon

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Iowa, measured between internal points. The closest is Montezuma, 10.1 miles away, with 1,421 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of New Sharon, IA?

1,249 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 8 (0.6%) from 1,257 in July 2020.

What county is New Sharon in?

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

What ZIP codes cover New Sharon?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 50207.

How far is New Sharon from Des Moines?

50.0 miles (80.5 km) in a straight line, heading W from New Sharon.

What is the nearest larger city to New Sharon?

Montezuma, IA, with 1,421 residents, 10.1 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.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.