Everly is a city in Clay County, Iowa, home to about 584 people across 1.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 51338.
Homes sold for a median of $77 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Everly. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)132 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD)71 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Omaha, NE136 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL399 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Everly; 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.
Everly had 575 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.
It’s the 433rd largest of 1,019 towns in Iowa by population.
Clay County grew from 13,401 residents in 1900 to 16,384 in 2020.
Clay 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 8°F. About 26.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Spencer Muni Ap, IA weather station (6 miles away).
7,012 jobs at 570 businesses in Clay 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.
Libraries (1 nearby)
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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