Iowa · Census place 1979950
Urbandale, Iowa
Urbandale is a city in 2 counties of Iowa with an estimated 47,759 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 12th largest of 273 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 47,759
- #12 of 273 in Iowa
- Change since 2020
- +4.8%
- +2,182 people
- Land area
- 22.5 sq mi
- + 0.04 sq mi water
- Density
- 2,119 / sq mi
- State median 1,363
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Urbandale population, 2020 to 2024
Urbandale added 2,182 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +4.8%. In the latest year it moved by +828. Among 85 Iowa places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 17th; the median place changed by +1.1%. The median place of 5,000+ in Iowa has 9,511 people, so Urbandale is 5.0 times that size.
Urbandale covers 22.54 square miles of land and 0.04 of water, for 2,119 people per square mile of land. The median Iowa place of 5,000+ has 1,363, so Urbandale is denser than the typical town.
The 2 counties Urbandale spans
Urbandale crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 47,759 residents as follows; Polk County holds 73.9% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Polk County35,312
- 02Dallas County12,447
ZIP codes in Urbandale
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Urbandale by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 50322, 50323. 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 Urbandale is
The Census internal point of Urbandale is at 41.636700, -93.779900. Des Moines, the capital, is 9.6 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is West Des Moines, IA (73,664 people), 6.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Des Moines, IA, 9.8 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 41.636700, -93.779900
- DMS
- 41°38'12.12"N 93°46'47.64"W
- UTM
- 15N 435044.2E 4609734.5N
- Geohash
- 9zmkcgxx3
- Plus code
- 86H8J6PC+M2
Daylight in Urbandale
At 41.64° N, Urbandale gets about 15 h 12 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 09 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 03 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Urbandale
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Iowa, measured between internal points. The closest is Clive, 1.9 miles away, with 19,508 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Urbandale, IA?
47,759 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 2,182 (4.8%) from 45,577 in July 2020.
What county is Urbandale in?
It spans 2 counties: Polk County (35,312 residents), Dallas County (12,447 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Urbandale?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 50322, 50323.
How far is Urbandale from Des Moines?
9.6 miles (15.5 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from Urbandale.
What is the nearest larger city to Urbandale?
West Des Moines, IA, with 73,664 residents, 6.0 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.