Iowa · Census place 1964290

Postville, Iowa

Postville is a city in 2 counties of Iowa with an estimated 2,418 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 142nd largest of 273 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
2,418
#142 of 273 in Iowa
Change since 2020
-3.5%
-88 people
Land area
2.1 sq mi
Density
1,130 / sq mi
State median 1,363
Orange pin: Postville. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Des Moines.

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Postville population, 2020 to 2024

Postville lost 88 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.5%. In the latest year it moved by -15.

2,50620202,47920212,47420222,43320232,4182024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,510. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Postville covers 2.14 square miles of land, for 1,130 people per square mile of land. The median Iowa place of 5,000+ has 1,363, so Postville is less dense than the typical town.

The 2 counties Postville spans

Postville crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 2,418 residents as follows; Allamakee County holds 88.9% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Allamakee County2,150
  2. 02Clayton County268
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in Postville

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Postville by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 52162. 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 Postville is

The Census internal point of Postville is at 43.084400, -91.567800. Des Moines, the capital, is 146.5 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Waukon, IA (3,799 people), 13.5 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Cedar Rapids, IA, 77.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
43.084400, -91.567800
DMS
43°05'3.84"N 91°34'4.08"W
UTM
15N 616577.2E 4771182.7N
Geohash
9zwvh762g
Plus code
86MC3CMJ+QV

Daylight in Postville

At 43.08° N, Postville gets about 15 h 22 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 00 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 23 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Postville

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Iowa, measured between internal points. The closest is Monona, 9.2 miles away, with 1,462 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Postville, IA?

2,418 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 88 (3.5%) from 2,506 in July 2020.

What county is Postville in?

It spans 2 counties: Allamakee County (2,150 residents), Clayton County (268 residents).

What ZIP codes cover Postville?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 52162.

How far is Postville from Des Moines?

146.5 miles (235.8 km) in a straight line, heading SW from Postville.

What is the nearest larger city to Postville?

Waukon, IA, with 3,799 residents, 13.5 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.