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West Liberty, Iowa

West Liberty is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa with an estimated 3,724 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 107th largest of 273 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 3,724; #107 of 273 in Iowa
Change since 2020: -3.3%; -126 people
Land area: 1.8 sq mi
Density: 2,104 / sq mi; State median 1,363

Orange pin: West Liberty. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Des Moines.

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West Liberty population, 2020 to 2024

West Liberty lost 126 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.3%. In the latest year it moved by -14.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 3,859. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

West Liberty covers 1.77 square miles of land, for 2,104 people per square mile of land. The median Iowa place of 5,000+ has 1,363, so West Liberty is denser than the typical town.

What county West Liberty is in

All of West Liberty's residents live in Muscatine County, which had 42,132 residents in 2024. West Liberty holds 8.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in West Liberty

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps West Liberty by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 52776. 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 Liberty is

The Census internal point of West Liberty is at 41.573000, -91.262600. Des Moines, the capital, is 121.0 miles W in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Muscatine, IA (23,298 people), 14.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Davenport, IA, 34.1 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 41.573000, -91.262600
DMS: 41°34'22.80"N 91°15'45.36"W
UTM: 15N 644848.0E 4603826.2N
Geohash: 9zrhe20s7
Plus code: 86HCHPFP+6X

Daylight in West Liberty

At 41.57° N, West Liberty gets about 15 h 12 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 10 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 02 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near West Liberty

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Iowa, measured between internal points. The closest is West Branch, 7.7 miles away, with 2,876 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of West Liberty, IA?

3,724 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 126 (3.3%) from 3,850 in July 2020.

What county is West Liberty in?

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

What ZIP codes cover West Liberty?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 52776.

How far is West Liberty from Des Moines?

121.0 miles (194.7 km) in a straight line, heading W from West Liberty.

What is the nearest larger city to West Liberty?

Muscatine, IA, with 23,298 residents, 14.7 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.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.