Cedar Falls is a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa, home to about 40,888 people across 29 square miles. Its ZIP code is 50613.
Homes sold for a median of $159 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Cedar Falls; also Hudson and Waterloo
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cedar Falls. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Des Moines International Airport (DSM)92 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Waterloo Regional Airport (ALO)3 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI158 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL248 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cedar Falls; 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.
Cedar Falls had 40,713 residents in the 2020 census, up 13% since 2000.
It’s the 14th largest of 1,019 towns in Iowa by population.
Black Hawk County grew from 32,399 residents in 1900 to 131,144 in 2020.
Black Hawk County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 11°F. About 36.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 39 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Waterloo Muni Ap, IA weather station (3 miles away).
63,693 jobs at 3,105 businesses in Black Hawk County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
396 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cedar Falls.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 45 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 19 |
| Dentists | 37 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 58 |
| Mental health providers | 116 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 79 |
| Optometrists | 5 |
| Chiropractors | 37 |
| Pharmacies | 9 |
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.
Parks (68 nearby)
Grocery stores (7 nearby)
Pharmacies (6 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (5 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 3.5 miles 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.
Established in 1845.
Colleges and universities
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Cedar Falls Comm School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bess Streeter Aldrich ElementaryCedar Falls | Pre-K–6 | 472 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Cedar Heights Elementary SchoolCedar Falls | Pre-K–6 | 451 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolCedar Falls | Pre-K–6 | 569 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Lincoln Elementary SchoolCedar Falls | Pre-K–6 | 416 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| North Cedar Elementary SchoolCedar Falls | Pre-K–6 | 292 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolCedar Falls | Pre-K–6 | 458 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Southdale Elementary SchoolCedar Falls | Pre-K–6 | 539 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Holmes Junior High SchoolCedar Falls | 7–9 | 628 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Peet Junior High SchoolCedar Falls | 7–9 | 695 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Cedar Falls High SchoolCedar Falls | 10–12 | 1,333 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patrick Catholic SchoolCedar Falls | Pre-K–8 | 176 | Roman Catholic | 0.6 mi |
| Valley Lutheran SchoolCedar Falls | K–12 | 146 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 2.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Hudson and Waterloo.
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