Boyden is a city in Sioux County, Iowa, home to about 757 people across 0.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 51234.
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)131 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD)46 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Omaha, NE134 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL433 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Boyden; 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.
Boyden had 701 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 365th largest of 1,019 towns in Iowa by population.
Sioux County grew from 23,337 residents in 1900 to 35,872 in 2020.
Sioux County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 31.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 41 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sheldon, IA weather station (7 miles away).
20,910 jobs at 1,345 businesses in Sioux County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Boyden.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
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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.
Public schools here are run by Boyden-Hull Comm School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| Boyden-Hull Elementary SchoolBoyden | Pre-K–6 | 322 | Public | 1.4 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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