Town guide

Mooar, Iowa

Mooar is a community in Lee County, Iowa, home to about 144 people across 2.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 52632.

Homes sold for a median of $79 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population14454 per sq mi
Median home value$77,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$79Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking3%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Mooar

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Mooar

Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)127 miles away
Closer regional airportSoutheast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL)30 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Louis, MO137 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL217 miles away

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

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

Who represents Mooar

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

It’s the 775th largest of 1,019 towns in Iowa by population.

Lee County grew from 39,719 residents in 1900 to 33,555 in 2020.

Lee County, 1900–2020

Lee County population, 1900 to 20201900: 39,719, 1910: 36,702, 1920: 39,676, 1930: 41,268, 1940: 41,074, 1950: 43,102, 1960: 44,207, 1970: 42,996, 1980: 43,106, 1990: 38,687, 2000: 38,052, 2010: 35,862, 2020: 33,55540K’00’1040K’20’3041K’40’5044K’60’7043K’80’9038K’00’1034K’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 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 39.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near MooarJan: high 33°F, low 17°F, 1.6 in; Feb: high 38°F, low 20°F, 1.8 in; Mar: high 50°F, low 31°F, 2.5 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 41°F, 4.2 in; May: high 73°F, low 53°F, 5.3 in; Jun: high 82°F, low 63°F, 5.2 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 67°F, 4.1 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 65°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 56°F, 3.4 in; Oct: high 65°F, low 44°F, 3.3 in; Nov: high 51°F, low 33°F, 2.6 in; Dec: high 38°F, low 23°F, 2 in33°17°Jan1.638°20°Feb1.850°31°Mar2.562°41°Apr4.273°53°May5.382°63°Jun5.286°67°Jul4.184°65°Aug3.877°56°Sep3.465°44°Oct3.351°33°Nov2.638°23°Dec2.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Keokuk Lock Dam 19, IA weather station (2 miles away).

Jobs in Lee County

13,101 jobs at 786 businesses in Lee County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Lee CountyManufacturing: 3,827 jobs; Professional services: 1,894 jobs; Retail trade: 1,757 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,433 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 959 jobs; Construction: 844 jobs; Administrative and support: 576 jobs; Wholesale trade: 443 jobsManufacturing 29% Professional services 15% Retail trade 13% Health care and social assistance 11% Hotels and restaurants 7% Construction 6% Administrative and support 4% Wholesale trade 3%

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

Health care

84 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mooar.

Nearest hospitals

  • Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Carthage15.1 miles
  • Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · West Burlington30.2 miles
  • Blessing HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Quincy32.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors5
Specialist doctors10
Dentists10
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants18
Mental health providers26
Physical and occupational therapists8
Optometrists1
Chiropractors6
Pharmacies4

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 Mooar

Parks (7 nearby)

  • Rand Park · 37 acres0.8 mi
  • Tolmie Park · 12 acres0.7 mi
  • Kilbourne Park · 5 acres0.3 mi
  • Kiser Park · 3 acres0.8 mi
  • Tumelty Park · 2 acres0.4 mi

Grocery stores (4 nearby)

  • Farm & Home Supply0.1 mi
  • Hy-Vee0.5 mi
  • ALDI0.8 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter0.9 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Hy-Vee Pharmacy0.6 mi
  • Walgreens0.7 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Keokuk Public Library1.2 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • Keokuk Hamilton Dam Museum1.2 mi
  • Samuel F Miller House Museum1.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Grand Theatre1.1 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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 Mooar

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

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Torrence ElementaryKeokukPre-K80Public0.5 mi
George Washington Elementary SchoolKeokukK–1222Public1.0 mi
Hawthorne Elementary SchoolKeokuk2–5454Public0.7 mi
Keokuk Middle SchoolKeokuk6–8381Public0.5 mi
Keokuk High SchoolKeokuk9–12583Public0.4 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Keokuk Catholic SchoolsKeokukPre-K–557Roman Catholic0.8 mi
Keokuk Christian AcademyKeokukPre-K–1261Christian (no specific denomination)1.1 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Keokuk and Sandusky.

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