Iowa · Census place 1983595

West Branch, Iowa

West Branch is a city in 2 counties of Iowa with an estimated 2,876 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 125th largest of 273 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
2,876
#125 of 273 in Iowa
Change since 2020
+14.6%
+367 people
Land area
2.6 sq mi
Density
1,119 / sq mi
State median 1,363
Orange pin: West Branch. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Des Moines.

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West Branch population, 2020 to 2024

West Branch added 367 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +14.6%. In the latest year it moved by +129.

2,50920202,55220212,64020222,74720232,8762024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,505. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

West Branch covers 2.57 square miles of land, for 1,119 people per square mile of land. The median Iowa place of 5,000+ has 1,363, so West Branch is less dense than the typical town.

The 2 counties West Branch spans

West Branch crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 2,876 residents as follows; Cedar County holds 96.1% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Cedar County2,765
  2. 02Johnson County111
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in West Branch

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps West Branch by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 52358. 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 West Branch is

The Census internal point of West Branch is at 41.666200, -91.344200. Des Moines, the capital, is 116.8 miles W in a straight line. The nearest larger place is West Liberty, IA (3,724 people), 7.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Cedar Rapids, IA, 26.8 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
41.666200, -91.344200
DMS
41°39'58.32"N 91°20'39.12"W
UTM
15N 637846.0E 4614040.2N
Geohash
9zrj13j5j
Plus code
86HCMM84+F8

Daylight in West Branch

At 41.67° N, West Branch 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 West Branch

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Iowa, measured between internal points. The closest is West Liberty, 7.7 miles away, with 3,724 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of West Branch, IA?

2,876 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 367 (14.6%) from 2,509 in July 2020.

What county is West Branch in?

It spans 2 counties: Cedar County (2,765 residents), Johnson County (111 residents).

What ZIP codes cover West Branch?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 52358.

How far is West Branch from Des Moines?

116.8 miles (188.0 km) in a straight line, heading W from West Branch.

What is the nearest larger city to West Branch?

West Liberty, IA, with 3,724 residents, 7.7 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.