Iowa · Census place 1972390
Sheldon, Iowa
Sheldon is a city in 2 counties of Iowa with an estimated 5,584 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 74th largest of 273 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 5,584
- #74 of 273 in Iowa
- Change since 2020
- +1.5%
- +81 people
- Land area
- 4.8 sq mi
- Density
- 1,163 / sq mi
- State median 1,363
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Sheldon population, 2020 to 2024
Sheldon added 81 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.5%. In the latest year it moved by +140. Among 85 Iowa places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 41st; the median place changed by +1.1%. The median place of 5,000+ in Iowa has 9,511 people, so Sheldon is 59% of it.
Sheldon covers 4.80 square miles of land, for 1,163 people per square mile of land. The median Iowa place of 5,000+ has 1,363, so Sheldon is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties Sheldon spans
Sheldon crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 5,584 residents as follows; O'Brien County holds 95.3% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01O'Brien County5,321
- 02Sioux County263
ZIP codes in Sheldon
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Sheldon by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 51201. 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 Sheldon is
The Census internal point of Sheldon is at 43.179700, -95.843400. Des Moines, the capital, is 158.5 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Orange City, IA (6,547 people), 16.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD, 51.1 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 43.179700, -95.843400
- DMS
- 43°10'46.92"N 95°50'36.24"W
- UTM
- 15N 268909.5E 4784696.0N
- Geohash
- 9zeveh8gy
- Plus code
- 86M655H4+VJ
Daylight in Sheldon
At 43.18° N, Sheldon 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 Sheldon
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Iowa, measured between internal points. The closest is Sanborn, 9.5 miles away, with 1,463 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Sheldon, IA?
5,584 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 81 (1.5%) from 5,503 in July 2020.
What county is Sheldon in?
It spans 2 counties: O'Brien County (5,321 residents), Sioux County (263 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Sheldon?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 51201.
How far is Sheldon from Des Moines?
158.5 miles (255.0 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Sheldon.
What is the nearest larger city to Sheldon?
Orange City, IA, with 6,547 residents, 16.3 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.