Iowa · Census place 1956910
Nora Springs, Iowa
Nora Springs is a city in 2 counties of Iowa with an estimated 1,330 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 227th largest of 273 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,330
- #227 of 273 in Iowa
- Change since 2020
- -2.5%
- -34 people
- Land area
- 2.2 sq mi
- + 0.03 sq mi water
- Density
- 599 / sq mi
- State median 1,363
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Nora Springs population, 2020 to 2024
Nora Springs lost 34 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.5%. In the latest year it moved by -13.
Nora Springs covers 2.22 square miles of land and 0.03 of water, for 599 people per square mile of land. The median Iowa place of 5,000+ has 1,363, so Nora Springs is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties Nora Springs spans
Nora Springs crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 1,330 residents as follows; Floyd County holds 99.7% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Floyd County1,326
- 02Cerro Gordo County4
ZIP codes in Nora Springs
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Nora Springs by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 50458. 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 Nora Springs is
The Census internal point of Nora Springs is at 43.144100, -93.008900. Des Moines, the capital, is 111.5 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Mason City, IA (26,948 people), 9.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Rochester, MN, 65.7 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 43.144100, -93.008900
- DMS
- 43°08'38.76"N 93°00'32.04"W
- UTM
- 15N 499276.3E 4776817.1N
- Geohash
- 9ztv7w0ux
- Plus code
- 86M84XVR+JC
Daylight in Nora Springs
At 43.14° N, Nora Springs gets about 15 h 23 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 59 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 24 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Nora Springs
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Iowa, measured between internal points. The closest is Mason City, 9.7 miles away, with 26,948 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Nora Springs, IA?
1,330 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 34 (2.5%) from 1,364 in July 2020.
What county is Nora Springs in?
It spans 2 counties: Floyd County (1,326 residents), Cerro Gordo County (4 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Nora Springs?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 50458.
How far is Nora Springs from Des Moines?
111.5 miles (179.5 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Nora Springs.
What is the nearest larger city to Nora Springs?
Mason City, IA, with 26,948 residents, 9.6 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.