Arcadia is a city in Carroll County, Iowa, home to about 796 people across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 51430.
Homes sold for a median of $158 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Arcadia. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)68 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD)55 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Omaha, NE76 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL378 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Arcadia; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Arcadia had 525 residents in the 2020 census, up 19% since 2000.
It’s the 349th largest of 1,019 towns in Iowa by population.
Carroll County grew from 20,319 residents in 1900 to 20,760 in 2020.
Carroll County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 10°F. About 33.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Carroll, IA weather station (10 miles away).
10,168 jobs at 827 businesses in Carroll County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Arcadia.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Chiropractors | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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