East Peru, Iowa

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Des Moines. It is located about 28 miles [45 km] to the northeast of East Peru and has a population of 198,682 people.^<1>

The next largest community is West Des Moines. It is located about 24 miles [38 km] to the north of East Peru and has a population of 46,403 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Altoona	NE	37 mi [59.5 km]	13,854	33.92% increase
	Ankeny	NE	38 mi [61.2 km]	42,287	55.94% increase
	Clive	N	27 mi [43.45 km]	15,234	18.51% increase
	Creston	SW	25 mi [40.23 km]	7,594	---
	Grimes	N	31 mi [49.89 km]	8,419	65.14% increase
	Indianola	NE	21 mi [33.8 km]	14,361	10.49% increase
	Johnston	N	33 mi [53.1 km]	15,691	81.42% increase
	Knoxville	E	43 mi [69.2 km]	7,254	6.17% decrease
	Norwalk	NE	22 mi [35.41 km]	8,821	28.14% increase
	Perry	N	43 mi [69.2 km]	9,569	25.36% increase
	Pleasant Hill	NE	33 mi [53.1 km]	8,414	65.96% increase
	Urbandale	N	29 mi [46.67 km]	38,369	31.98% increase
	Waukee	N	26 mi [41.84 km]	12,367	141.26% increase
	Windsor Heights	NE	28 mi [45.06 km]	4,643	3.37% decrease
	Winterset	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	4,820	1.09% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Afton	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	905	1.31% decrease
	Bevington	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	60	3.45% increase
	Cumming	NE	19 mi [30.58 km]	309	90.74% increase
	Lorimor	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	399	6.56% decrease
	Macksburg	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	129	9.15% decrease
	Martensdale	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	460	1.5% decrease
	Murray	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	796	3.92% increase
	New Virginia	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	487	3.84% increase
	Osceola	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	4,714	1.18% increase
	Patterson	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	132	4.76% increase
	Saint Charles	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	672	8.56% increase
	Saint Marys	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	127	5.22% decrease
	Spring Hill	NE	19 mi [30.58 km]	91	1.09% decrease
	Thayer	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	54	18.18% decrease
	Truro	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	485	13.58% increase

Madison County

East Peru is located in Madison County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison: Adair, Clarke, Dallas, Guthrie, Polk, Union and Warren.

While not sharing a border with Madison, the following counties are close to East Peru: Lucas, Decatur and Ringgold.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From East Peru
	Adair County	W	Hebron	18 miles [28 km]
	Adams County	W	Nevinville	30 miles [48 km]
	Clarke County	SE	Jamison	12 miles [19 km]
	Dallas County	N	Booneville	20 miles [32 km]
	Decatur County	SE	Weldon	24 miles [38 km]
	Guthrie County	NW	Menlo	31 miles [49 km]
	Jasper County	NE	Vandalia	38 miles [61 km]
	Lucas County	E	Norwood	24 miles [38 km]
	Marion County	E	Bauer	32 miles [51 km]
	Polk County	E	Ottawa	22 miles [35 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa<3>

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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