Town guide

Dike, Iowa

Dike is a city in Grundy County, Iowa, home to about 1,365 people across 1.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 50624.

Homes sold for a median of $156 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.

Population1,365982 per sq mi
Median home value$247,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$156Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking20%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Dike

1 ZIP code

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Around Dike

Distances

Nearest major airportDes Moines International Airport (DSM)84 miles away
Closer regional airportWaterloo Regional Airport (ALO)12 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Madison, WI167 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL256 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Dike; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Dike

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Dike had 1,304 residents in the 2020 census, up 38% since 2000.

It’s the 231st largest of 1,019 towns in Iowa by population.

Grundy County grew from 13,757 residents in 1900 to 12,329 in 2020.

Dike population by census2000: 944, 2010: 1,209, 2020: 1,30494420001,20920101,3042020

Grundy County, 1900–2020

Grundy County population, 1900 to 20201900: 13,757, 1910: 13,574, 1920: 14,420, 1930: 14,133, 1940: 13,518, 1950: 13,722, 1960: 14,132, 1970: 14,119, 1980: 14,366, 1990: 12,029, 2000: 12,369, 2010: 12,453, 2020: 12,32914K’00’1014K’20’3014K’40’5014K’60’7014K’80’9012K’00’1012K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 9°F. About 36.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 32 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near DikeJan: high 26°F, low 9°F, 0.8 in; Feb: high 31°F, low 13°F, 1 in; Mar: high 44°F, low 24°F, 1.9 in; Apr: high 59°F, low 36°F, 3.9 in; May: high 70°F, low 48°F, 4.9 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 60°F, 5.7 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 62°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 60°F, 4.8 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 51°F, 3.3 in; Oct: high 62°F, low 38°F, 2.9 in; Nov: high 45°F, low 26°F, 1.9 in; Dec: high 32°F, low 15°F, 1.4 in26°9°Jan0.831°13°Feb1.044°24°Mar1.959°36°Apr3.970°48°May4.980°60°Jun5.783°62°Jul4.481°60°Aug4.875°51°Sep3.362°38°Oct2.945°26°Nov1.932°15°Dec1.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Grundy Ctr, IA weather station (11 miles away).

Jobs in Grundy County

2,942 jobs at 299 businesses in Grundy County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Grundy CountyConstruction: 524 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 507 jobs; Retail trade: 319 jobs; Manufacturing: 310 jobs; Wholesale trade: 237 jobs; Administrative and support: 196 jobs; Finance and insurance: 162 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 141 jobsConstruction 18% Health care and social assistance 17% Retail trade 11% Manufacturing 11% Wholesale trade 8% Administrative and support 7% Finance and insurance 6% Hotels and restaurants 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Dike.

Nearest hospitals

  • Sartori Memorial Hospital, INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · Cedar Falls9.0 miles
  • Grundy County Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Grundy Center11.0 miles
  • Mercyone Waterloo Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Waterloo13.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Chiropractors1

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.

Places in and around Dike

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Dike Park · 3 acres1.0 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Dike Library0.9 mi
  • Dike Public Library1.0 mi

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.

Schools in Dike

Public schools here are run by Dike-New Hartford Comm School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Dike Elementary SchoolDikePre-K–4306Public0.9 mi
Dike-New Hartford High SchoolDike9–12294Public0.9 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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