Delphos is a community in Ringgold County, Iowa, home to about 4 people across 0.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 50860.
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| Nearest major airport | Des Moines International Airport (DSM)74 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Omaha, NE100 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL357 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Delphos; 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.
Delphos had 26 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 1016th largest of 1,019 towns in Iowa by population.
Ringgold County grew from 15,325 residents in 1900 to 4,663 in 2020.
Ringgold 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 12°F. About 37.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 21 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mt Ayr, IA weather station (9 miles away).
1,112 jobs at 131 businesses in Ringgold 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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Shares ZIP codes with Redding.
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