Town guide

Sac City, Iowa

Sac City is a city in Sac County, Iowa, home to about 1,885 people across 4.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 50583.

Homes sold for a median of $74 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population1,885385 per sq mi
Median home value$136,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$74Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Sac City

1 ZIP code

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Around Sac City

Distances

Nearest major airportEppley Airfield (OMA)91 miles away
Closer regional airportFort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD)41 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Omaha, NE98 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL376 miles away

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

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

Who represents Sac City

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

Sac City had 2,063 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2000.

It’s the 179th largest of 1,019 towns in Iowa by population.

Sac County grew from 17,639 residents in 1900 to 9,814 in 2020.

Sac City population by census2000: 2,368, 2010: 2,220, 2020: 2,0632,36820002,22020102,0632020

Sac County, 1900–2020

Sac County population, 1900 to 20201900: 17,639, 1910: 16,555, 1920: 17,500, 1930: 17,641, 1940: 17,639, 1950: 17,518, 1960: 17,007, 1970: 15,573, 1980: 14,118, 1990: 12,324, 2000: 11,529, 2010: 10,350, 2020: 9,81418K’00’1018K’20’3018K’40’5017K’60’7014K’80’9012K’00’1010K’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 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 8°F. About 33.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 31 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Sac CityJan: high 26°F, low 8°F, 0.7 in; Feb: high 31°F, low 12°F, 1 in; Mar: high 44°F, low 24°F, 1.8 in; Apr: high 59°F, low 35°F, 3.5 in; May: high 70°F, low 47°F, 4.6 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 58°F, 5.1 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 62°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 59°F, 4.4 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 50°F, 2.9 in; Oct: high 62°F, low 37°F, 2.4 in; Nov: high 45°F, low 24°F, 1.6 in; Dec: high 32°F, low 14°F, 1.2 in26°8°Jan0.731°12°Feb1.044°24°Mar1.859°35°Apr3.570°47°May4.680°58°Jun5.183°62°Jul3.981°59°Aug4.475°50°Sep2.962°37°Oct2.445°24°Nov1.632°14°Dec1.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sac City, IA weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Sac County

2,245 jobs at 321 businesses in Sac County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Sac CountyManufacturing: 472 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 444 jobs; Retail trade: 342 jobs; Wholesale trade: 219 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 166 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 149 jobs; Other services: 105 jobs; Finance and insurance: 100 jobsManufacturing 21% Health care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 15% Wholesale trade 10% Transportation and warehousing 7% Hotels and restaurants 7% Other services 5% Finance and insurance 5%

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

Health care

19 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sac City.

Nearest hospitals

  • Loring HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Sac CityUnder a mile
  • Stewart Memorial Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Lake City16.2 miles
  • Buena Vista Regional Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Storm Lake19.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors4
Dentists1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants3
Mental health providers7
Physical and occupational therapists1
Optometrists1
Chiropractors2
Pharmacies2

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 Sac City

Parks (6 nearby)

  • Chautauqua Park · 28 acres0.6 mi
  • Riverside Park · 5 acres0.6 mi
  • South Park · 3 acres1.3 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Food Pride1.3 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Sac City Library0.9 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Sac County Historical Museum1.1 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 Sac City

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

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
East Sac County ElementarySac CityPre-K–6433Public1.4 mi

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

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