Swan is a city in Marion County, Iowa, home to about 55 people across 0.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 50252.
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| Nearest major airport | Des Moines International Airport (DSM)19 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Omaha, NE143 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL291 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Swan; 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.
Swan had 76 residents in the 2020 census, down 37% since 2000.
It’s the 933rd largest of 1,019 towns in Iowa by population.
Marion County grew from 24,159 residents in 1900 to 33,414 in 2020.
Marion County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 36.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Des Moines 17 E, IA weather station (6 miles away).
17,934 jobs at 859 businesses in Marion 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 Swan.
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.
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