Iowa · Census place 1980445
Van Meter, Iowa
Van Meter is a city in Dallas County, Iowa with an estimated 1,840 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 178th largest of 273 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,840
- #178 of 273 in Iowa
- Change since 2020
- +23.2%
- +347 people
- Land area
- 4.4 sq mi
- + 0.10 sq mi water
- Density
- 420 / sq mi
- State median 1,363
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Van Meter population, 2020 to 2024
Van Meter added 347 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +23.2%. In the latest year it moved by +110.
Van Meter covers 4.38 square miles of land and 0.10 of water, for 420 people per square mile of land. The median Iowa place of 5,000+ has 1,363, so Van Meter is less dense than the typical town.
What county Van Meter is in
All of Van Meter's residents live in Dallas County, which had 115,343 residents in 2024. Van Meter holds 1.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Van Meter
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Van Meter by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 50261. 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 Van Meter is
The Census internal point of Van Meter is at 41.524600, -93.944200. Des Moines, the capital, is 18.2 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Waukee, IA (34,420 people), 5.5 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Des Moines, IA, 17.6 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 41.524600, -93.944200
- DMS
- 41°31'28.56"N 93°56'39.12"W
- UTM
- 15N 421223.8E 4597425.6N
- Geohash
- 9zmhnprfm
- Plus code
- 86H8G3F4+R8
Daylight in Van Meter
At 41.52° N, Van Meter gets about 15 h 11 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 10 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 01 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Van Meter
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Iowa, measured between internal points. The closest is Waukee, 5.6 miles away, with 34,420 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Van Meter, IA?
1,840 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 347 (23.2%) from 1,493 in July 2020.
What county is Van Meter in?
Dallas County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Van Meter?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 50261.
How far is Van Meter from Des Moines?
18.2 miles (29.3 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from Van Meter.
What is the nearest larger city to Van Meter?
Waukee, IA, with 34,420 residents, 5.5 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.
- 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.