Albany, Iowa

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Waterloo. It is located about 39 miles [62 km] to the southwest of Albany and has a population of 68,747 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Cedar Falls. It is located about 42 miles [67 km] to the southwest of Albany and has a population of 36,145 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Charles City	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	7,470	4.38% decrease
	Cresco	NW	39 mi [62.8 km]	3,730	4.48% decrease
	Decorah	N	30 mi [48.28 km]	7,906	3.26% decrease
	Dyersville	SE	42 mi [67.6 km]	4,204	4.19% increase
	Evansdale	SW	37 mi [59.5 km]	5,056	11.71% increase
	Independence	S	28 mi [45.06 km]	6,119	1.75% increase
	La Porte City	SW	44 mi [70.8 km]	2,238	1.63% decrease
	Manchester	SE	30 mi [48.28 km]	4,876	7.25% decrease
	New Hampton	NW	31 mi [49.89 km]	3,400	7.91% decrease
	Oelwein	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	6,082	9.12% decrease
	Vinton	S	50 mi [80.5 km]	5,080	0.43% decrease
	Waukon	NE	31 mi [49.89 km]	3,908	5.4% decrease
	Waverly	W	37 mi [59.5 km]	9,298	3.68% increase
	West Union	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	2,429	4.71% decrease
	Prairie du Chien (WI)	E	33 mi [53.1 km]	5,839	2.97% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arlington	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	454	7.35% decrease
	Aurora	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	186	4.12% decrease
	Castalia	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	165	5.71% decrease
	Clermont	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	688	3.91% decrease
	Donnan	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Elgin	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	619	8.43% decrease
	Fayette	SW	2 mi [3.22 km]	1,258	3.23% decrease
	Hawkeye	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	440	10.02% decrease
	Maynard	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	456	8.8% decrease
	Randalia	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	69	17.86% decrease
	Saint Lucas	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	163	8.43% decrease
	Stanley	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	126	1.56% decrease
	Volga	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	222	10.12% decrease
	Wadena	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	218	10.29% decrease
	Westgate	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	216	7.69% decrease

Fayette County

Albany is located in Fayette County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette: Allamakee, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware and Winneshiek.

Below are counties that are near Albany (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Albany:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Albany
	Allamakee County	NE	Postville	17 miles [27 km]
	Black Hawk County	SW	Dunkerton	28 miles [45 km]
	Bremer County	W	Sumner	17 miles [27 km]
	Buchanan County	S	Stanley	15 miles [24 km]
	Chickasaw County	W	Fredericksburg	23 miles [37 km]
	Clayton County	E	Highland	8 miles [12 km]
	Delaware County	SE	Forestville	21 miles [33 km]
	Dubuque County	SE	Luxemburg	39 miles [62 km]
	Howard County	NW	Lourdes	38 miles [61 km]
	Linn County	S	Troy Mills	39 miles [62 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa<3>

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