Maloy is a city in Taylor County, Iowa, home to about 30 people across 0.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 50836.
Mostly Blockton; part is in Maloy
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| Nearest major airport | Des Moines International Airport (DSM)77 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Omaha, NE92 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL364 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Maloy; 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.
Maloy had 22 residents in the 2020 census, down 21% since 2000.
It’s the 980th largest of 1,019 towns in Iowa by population.
Taylor County grew from 18,784 residents in 1900 to 5,896 in 2020.
Taylor County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 38.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Grant City 5wsw, MO weather station (11 miles away).
1,543 jobs at 140 businesses in Taylor 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 Maloy.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 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.
Parks (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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Shares ZIP codes with Blockton and Athelstan.
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