Lost Nation is a city in Clinton County, Iowa, home to about 390 people across 0.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 52254.
Homes sold for a median of $172 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 Lost Nation. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Des Moines International Airport (DSM)149 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ)30 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI105 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL162 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lost Nation; 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.
Lost Nation had 434 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2000.
It’s the 539th largest of 1,019 towns in Iowa by population.
Clinton County grew from 43,832 residents in 1900 to 46,460 in 2020.
Clinton 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 39.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 40 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lowden, IA weather station (9 miles away).
16,170 jobs at 1,122 businesses in Clinton County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lost Nation.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Chiropractors | 1 |
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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.
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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