Decatur City is a city in Decatur County, Iowa, home to about 4 people across 0.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 50067.
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| Nearest major airport | Des Moines International Airport (DSM)55 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Kansas City, MO118 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL328 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Decatur City; 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.
Decatur City had 175 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 1016th largest of 1,019 towns in Iowa by population.
Decatur County grew from 18,115 residents in 1900 to 7,645 in 2020.
Decatur 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 16°F. About 37.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lamoni Muni Ap, IA weather station (8 miles away).
1,744 jobs at 146 businesses in Decatur 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.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
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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