Iowa · Census place 1984765
West Union, Iowa
West Union is a city in Fayette County, Iowa with an estimated 2,435 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 141st largest of 273 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 2,435
- #141 of 273 in Iowa
- Change since 2020
- -1.7%
- -42 people
- Land area
- 2.8 sq mi
- Density
- 885 / sq mi
- State median 1,363
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West Union population, 2020 to 2024
West Union lost 42 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.7%. In the latest year it moved by -11.
West Union covers 2.75 square miles of land, for 885 people per square mile of land. The median Iowa place of 5,000+ has 1,363, so West Union is less dense than the typical town.
What county West Union is in
All of West Union's residents live in Fayette County, which had 19,152 residents in 2024. West Union holds 12.7% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in West Union
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps West Union by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 52175. 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 Union is
The Census internal point of West Union is at 42.958900, -91.813000. Des Moines, the capital, is 131.6 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Oelwein, IA (5,788 people), 20.5 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Cedar Rapids, IA, 69.0 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 42.958900, -91.813000
- DMS
- 42°57'32.04"N 91°48'46.80"W
- UTM
- 15N 596815.4E 4756934.2N
- Geohash
- 9zwsqsrvd
- Plus code
- 86JCX55P+HR
Daylight in West Union
At 42.96° N, West Union gets about 15 h 22 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 01 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 21 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near West Union
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Iowa, measured between internal points. The closest is Fayette, 8.1 miles away, with 1,193 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of West Union, IA?
2,435 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 42 (1.7%) from 2,477 in July 2020.
What county is West Union in?
Fayette County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover West Union?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 52175.
How far is West Union from Des Moines?
131.6 miles (211.8 km) in a straight line, heading SW from West Union.
What is the nearest larger city to West Union?
Oelwein, IA, with 5,788 residents, 20.5 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.