Alpha, Iowa

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Waterloo. It is located about 38 miles [61 km] to the southwest of Alpha and has a population of 68,747 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Cedar Falls. It is located about 38 miles [61 km] to the southwest of Alpha 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	32 mi [51.5 km]	7,470	4.38% decrease
	Cresco	N	26 mi [41.84 km]	3,730	4.48% decrease
	Decorah	NE	24 mi [38.62 km]	7,906	3.26% decrease
	Evansdale	S	37 mi [59.5 km]	5,056	11.71% increase
	Independence	S	37 mi [59.5 km]	6,119	1.75% increase
	La Porte City	S	47 mi [75.6 km]	2,238	1.63% decrease
	Manchester	SE	46 mi [74 km]	4,876	7.25% decrease
	New Hampton	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	3,400	7.91% decrease
	Oelwein	S	23 mi [37.01 km]	6,082	9.12% decrease
	Osage	NW	43 mi [69.2 km]	3,427	0.7% decrease
	Waukon	NE	34 mi [54.7 km]	3,908	5.4% decrease
	Waverly	SW	28 mi [45.06 km]	9,298	3.68% increase
	West Union	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	2,429	4.71% decrease
	Spring Valley (MN)	N	50 mi [80.5 km]	2,355	6.47% decrease
	Prairie du Chien (WI)	E	45 mi [72.4 km]	5,839	2.97% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Calmar	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	1,017	3.88% decrease
	Donnan	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Fort Atkinson	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	361	7.2% decrease
	Fredericksburg	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	878	10.77% decrease
	Frederika	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	191	4.02% decrease
	Hawkeye	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	440	10.02% decrease
	Jackson Junction	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	63	5% increase
	Lawler	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	418	9.33% decrease
	Protivin	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	304	4.1% decrease
	Randalia	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	69	17.86% decrease
	Saint Lucas	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	163	8.43% decrease
	Spillville	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	371	3.89% decrease
	Sumner	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,984	5.79% decrease
	Waucoma	N	4 mi [6.44 km]	238	20.4% decrease
	Westgate	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	216	7.69% decrease

Fayette County

Alpha 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.

While not sharing a border with Fayette, the counties of Howard and Floyd are close to Alpha.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Alpha
	Allamakee County	E	Postville	24 miles [38 km]
	Black Hawk County	S	Dunkerton	30 miles [48 km]
	Bremer County	S	Sumner	10 miles [16 km]
	Buchanan County	S	Fairbank	24 miles [38 km]
	Butler County	SW	Shell Rock	33 miles [53 km]
	Chickasaw County	W	Fredericksburg	7 miles [11 km]
	Clayton County	E	Highland	23 miles [37 km]
	Delaware County	SE	Dundee	38 miles [61 km]
	Floyd County	W	Carrville	26 miles [41 km]
	Howard County	NW	Lourdes	22 miles [35 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa<3>

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