Altoona, Iowa

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Des Moines. It lies just southwest of Altoona and has a population of 198,682 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Ames. It is located about 27 miles [43 km] to the north of Altoona and has a population of 50,731 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Ankeny	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	42,287	55.94% increase
	Boone	NW	34 mi [54.7 km]	12,614	1.48% decrease
	Clive	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	15,234	18.51% increase
	Grinnell	E	39 mi [62.8 km]	9,167	0.68% increase
	Indianola	S	20 mi [32.19 km]	14,361	10.49% increase
	Johnston	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	15,691	81.42% increase
	Knoxville	SE	29 mi [46.67 km]	7,254	6.17% decrease
	Marshalltown	NE	39 mi [62.8 km]	25,850	0.61% decrease
	Newton	E	22 mi [35.41 km]	15,042	3.45% decrease
	Norwalk	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	8,821	28.14% increase
	Oskaloosa	SE	49 mi [78.9 km]	11,069	1.2% increase
	Pella	SE	33 mi [53.1 km]	10,208	3.82% increase
	Perry	NW	34 mi [54.7 km]	9,569	25.36% increase
	Urbandale	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	38,369	31.98% increase
	West Des Moines	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	55,426	19.44% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alleman	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	435	0.91% decrease
	Bondurant	N	3 mi [4.83 km]	2,714	47.02% increase
	Carlisle	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	3,693	5.6% increase
	Colfax	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	2,212	0.49% decrease
	Country Estate Village	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Elkhart	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	473	30.66% increase
	Hartford	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	779	2.64% increase
	Mingo	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	263	2.23% decrease
	Mitchellville	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	2,152	25.48% increase
	Pleasant Hill	S	4 mi [6.44 km]	8,414	65.96% increase
	Prairie City	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,436	5.2% increase
	Runnells	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	392	11.36% increase
	Saylorville	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Valeria	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	60	3.23% decrease
	Windsor Heights	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	4,643	3.37% decrease

Polk County

Altoona is located in Polk County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Polk: Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Story and Warren. Although it doesn't share a border with Polk, Marshall it is close to Altoona.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Altoona
	Boone County	NW	Sheldahl	18 miles [28 km]
	Clarke County	S	Liberty	35 miles [56 km]
	Dallas County	SW	The Meadows	12 miles [19 km]
	Jasper County	E	Mitchellville	6 miles [9 km]
	Lucas County	S	Newbern	34 miles [54 km]
	Madison County	SW	Bevington	25 miles [40 km]
	Mahaska County	E	Peoria	37 miles [59 km]
	Marion County	SE	Swan	15 miles [24 km]
	Marshall County	NE	Edenville	24 miles [38 km]
	Poweshiek County	E	Westfield	37 miles [59 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa<3>

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