Iowa · Census place 1982740

Waukon, Iowa

Waukon is a city in Allamakee County, Iowa with an estimated 3,799 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 105th largest of 273 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
3,799
#105 of 273 in Iowa
Change since 2020
-0.5%
-21 people
Land area
2.8 sq mi
Density
1,338 / sq mi
State median 1,363
Orange pin: Waukon. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Des Moines.

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Waukon population, 2020 to 2024

Waukon lost 21 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.5%. In the latest year it moved by -4.

3,82020203,77820213,78120223,80320233,7992024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 3,821. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Waukon covers 2.84 square miles of land, for 1,338 people per square mile of land. The median Iowa place of 5,000+ has 1,363, so Waukon is close to the typical town.

What county Waukon is in

All of Waukon's residents live in Allamakee County, which had 14,184 residents in 2024. Waukon holds 26.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Waukon

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Waukon by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 52172. 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 Waukon is

The Census internal point of Waukon is at 43.268500, -91.478500. Des Moines, the capital, is 158.7 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Decorah, IA (7,454 people), 15.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Rochester, MN, 71.8 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
43.268500, -91.478500
DMS
43°16'6.60"N 91°28'42.60"W
UTM
15N 623474.5E 4791755.8N
Geohash
9zwynkg3k
Plus code
86MC7G9C+CJ

Daylight in Waukon

At 43.27° N, Waukon gets about 15 h 24 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 58 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 25 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Waukon

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Iowa, measured between internal points. The closest is Postville, 13.5 miles away, with 2,418 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Waukon, IA?

3,799 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 21 (0.5%) from 3,820 in July 2020.

What county is Waukon in?

Allamakee County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Waukon?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 52172.

How far is Waukon from Des Moines?

158.7 miles (255.4 km) in a straight line, heading SW from Waukon.

What is the nearest larger city to Waukon?

Decorah, IA, with 7,454 residents, 15.6 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.