Blanchard is a city in Page County, Iowa, home to about 33 people across 0.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 51630.
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)60 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Omaha, NE63 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL400 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Blanchard; 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.
Blanchard had 29 residents in the 2020 census, down 52% since 2000.
It’s the 976th largest of 1,019 towns in Iowa by population.
Page County grew from 24,187 residents in 1900 to 15,211 in 2020.
Page County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 36.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 23 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Clarinda, IA weather station (12 miles away).
5,911 jobs at 404 businesses in Page County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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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Shares ZIP codes with College Springs.
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