Paton is a city in Greene County, Iowa, home to about 273 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 50217.
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| Nearest major airport | Des Moines International Airport (DSM)54 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD)27 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Omaha, NE111 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL339 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Paton; 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.
Paton had 221 residents in the 2020 census, down 17% since 2000.
It’s the 629th largest of 1,019 towns in Iowa by population.
Greene County grew from 17,820 residents in 1900 to 8,771 in 2020.
Greene County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 9°F. About 35.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 32 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jefferson, IA weather station (12 miles away).
2,957 jobs at 252 businesses in Greene 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 Paton.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 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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