Indianola, Iowa

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Des Moines. It is located about 14 miles [22 km] to the north of Indianola and has a population of 198,682 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Ames. It is located about 46 miles [74 km] to the north of Indianola and has a population of 50,731 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Altoona	N	20 mi [32.19 km]	13,854	33.92% increase
	Ankeny	N	25 mi [40.23 km]	42,287	55.94% increase
	Boone	N	50 mi [80.5 km]	12,614	1.48% decrease
	Clive	NW	21 mi [33.8 km]	15,234	18.51% increase
	Creston	SW	46 mi [74 km]	7,594	---
	Grinnell	NE	50 mi [80.5 km]	9,167	0.68% increase
	Johnston	N	23 mi [37.01 km]	15,691	81.42% increase
	Knoxville	E	24 mi [38.62 km]	7,254	6.17% decrease
	Newton	NE	35 mi [56.3 km]	15,042	3.45% decrease
	Norwalk	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	8,821	28.14% increase
	Oskaloosa	E	48 mi [77.2 km]	11,069	1.2% increase
	Pella	E	33 mi [53.1 km]	10,208	3.82% increase
	Perry	NW	43 mi [69.2 km]	9,569	25.36% increase
	Urbandale	NW	22 mi [35.41 km]	38,369	31.98% increase
	West Des Moines	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	55,426	19.44% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Ackworth	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	116	36.47% increase
	Bevington	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	60	3.45% increase
	Carlisle	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	3,693	5.6% increase
	Cumming	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	309	90.74% increase
	Hartford	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	779	2.64% increase
	Lacona	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	349	3.06% decrease
	Martensdale	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	460	1.5% decrease
	Milo	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	821	2.15% decrease
	New Virginia	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	487	3.84% increase
	Pleasant Hill	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	8,414	65.96% increase
	Runnells	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	392	11.36% increase
	Saint Charles	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	672	8.56% increase
	Saint Marys	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	127	5.22% decrease
	Sandyville	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	60	1.64% decrease
	Spring Hill	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	91	1.09% decrease

Warren County

Indianola is located in Warren County and is the county seat.

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

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Indianola
	Adair County	W	Stanzel	36 miles [57 km]
	Boone County	N	Sheldahl	35 miles [56 km]
	Clarke County	S	Liberty	15 miles [24 km]
	Dallas County	NW	The Meadows	11 miles [17 km]
	Decatur County	S	Le Roy	33 miles [53 km]
	Jasper County	NE	Vandalia	18 miles [28 km]
	Lucas County	S	Norwood	17 miles [27 km]
	Madison County	W	Bevington	11 miles [17 km]
	Mahaska County	E	Bellefountain	36 miles [57 km]
	Marion County	SE	Caloma	14 miles [22 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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