Welcome to Ackley ...

The city of Ackley is primarily located in Hardin County<1>. A portion of Ackley extends into Franklin County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ackley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1865.

From The Origin of Certain Place Names,<2> the origin of Ackley is described as "Laid out in 1857 by J.W. Ackley."

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ackley has a population of 1,502 people<3> (see below for details).

Ackley is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Ackley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ackley is located in the (641) area code.

The ZIP code for Ackley: 50601<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ackley had an population of 1,502 people. This is a decrease of 5.48% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.97% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ackley had a population of 1,589 people (or 9.06% of the total population of Hardin County). This makes Ackley the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Ackley represents 0.05% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 193rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,589 people, the population of Ackley decreased 12.16% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,809 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ackley.

Communities Also Named Ackley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Ackley - they are located in Kansas, Michigan, Ohio and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ackley.

Communities near Ackley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ackley.

• Iowa Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Falls
  • Iowa Falls is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Falls <7>
• Hampton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <7>
• Grundy Center
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grundy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy Center
  • Grundy Center is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy Center <7>
• Eldora
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldora have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
  • Eldora is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldora <7>
• Parkersburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <7>
• Aplington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aplington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplington
  • Aplington is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aplington <7>
• Allison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allison have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Allison is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allison <7>
• Alden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
  • Alden is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <7>
• Wellsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
  • Wellsburg is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <7>
• Dumont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
  • Dumont is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumont <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ackley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ackley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ackley. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ackley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ackley. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ackley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ackley ...

Looking for more information about Ackley? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ackley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ackley.

Adding Ackley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ackley in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ackley was in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

We also found Ackley in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ackley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ackley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/