Center Junction is a community in Jones County, Iowa, home to about 126 people across 0.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 52212.
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| Nearest major airport | Des Moines International Airport (DSM)138 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ)28 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI108 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL176 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Center Junction; 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.
Center Junction had 100 residents in the 2020 census, down 24% since 2000.
It’s the 813th largest of 1,019 towns in Iowa by population.
Jones County grew from 21,954 residents in 1900 to 20,646 in 2020.
Jones 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 9°F. About 40.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Anamosa 1 Wnw, IA weather station (11 miles away).
4,620 jobs at 514 businesses in Jones 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.
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