Iowa · Census place 1968295
Rockwell City, Iowa
Rockwell City is a city in Calhoun County, Iowa with an estimated 2,185 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 154th largest of 273 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 2,185
- #154 of 273 in Iowa
- Change since 2020
- -3.0%
- -68 people
- Land area
- 4.2 sq mi
- Density
- 519 / sq mi
- State median 1,363
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Rockwell City population, 2020 to 2024
Rockwell City lost 68 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.0%. In the latest year it moved by -15.
Rockwell City covers 4.21 square miles of land, for 519 people per square mile of land. The median Iowa place of 5,000+ has 1,363, so Rockwell City is less dense than the typical town.
What county Rockwell City is in
All of Rockwell City's residents live in Calhoun County, which had 9,711 residents in 2024. Rockwell City holds 22.5% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Rockwell City
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Rockwell City by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 50579. 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 Rockwell City is
The Census internal point of Rockwell City is at 42.398100, -94.628900. Des Moines, the capital, is 76.7 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Fort Dodge, IA (24,886 people), 24.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Des Moines, IA, 77.4 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 42.398100, -94.628900
- DMS
- 42°23'53.16"N 94°37'44.04"W
- UTM
- 15N 365940.8E 4695263.5N
- Geohash
- 9zs9nwm6f
- Plus code
- 86J799XC+6C
Daylight in Rockwell City
At 42.40° N, Rockwell City gets about 15 h 17 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 04 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 13 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Rockwell City
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Iowa, measured between internal points. The closest is Manson, 10.1 miles away, with 1,646 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Rockwell City, IA?
2,185 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 68 (3.0%) from 2,253 in July 2020.
What county is Rockwell City in?
Calhoun County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Rockwell City?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 50579.
How far is Rockwell City from Des Moines?
76.7 miles (123.4 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Rockwell City.
What is the nearest larger city to Rockwell City?
Fort Dodge, IA, with 24,886 residents, 24.4 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.