Lexington, Iowa

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Cedar Rapids. It is located about 40 miles [64 km] to the north of Lexington and has a population of 120,758 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Iowa City. It is located about 22 miles [35 km] to the northeast of Lexington and has a population of 62,220 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Belle Plaine	NW	42 mi [67.6 km]	2,812	2.29% decrease
	Coralville	NE	23 mi [37.01 km]	18,478	22.18% increase
	Fairfield	S	28 mi [45.06 km]	9,218	3.06% decrease
	Hiawatha	N	45 mi [72.4 km]	6,688	3.21% increase
	Marion	N	46 mi [74 km]	32,821	24.82% increase
	Mount Pleasant	SE	32 mi [51.5 km]	8,775	0.27% increase
	Mount Vernon	NE	41 mi [66 km]	4,158	22.65% increase
	Muscatine	E	38 mi [61.2 km]	22,504	0.85% decrease
	North Liberty	N	25 mi [40.23 km]	11,561	115.41% increase
	Oskaloosa	W	43 mi [69.2 km]	11,069	1.2% increase
	Ottumwa	SW	41 mi [66 km]	24,342	2.62% decrease
	Tipton	NE	43 mi [69.2 km]	3,012	4.53% decrease
	Washington	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	7,254	2.94% increase
	West Liberty	NE	30 mi [48.28 km]	3,650	9.54% increase
	Wilton	E	42 mi [67.6 km]	2,821	0.28% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Ainsworth	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	537	2.48% increase
	Brighton	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	683	0.58% decrease
	Coppock	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	64	12.28% increase
	Harper	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	114	14.93% decrease
	Hills	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	693	2.06% increase
	Kalona	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	2,516	9.73% increase
	Keota	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	890	13.17% decrease
	Kinross	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	76	5% decrease
	North English	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	989	0.2% decrease
	Parnell	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	214	2.73% decrease
	Pleasant Plain	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	124	5.34% decrease
	Riverside	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	982	5.82% increase
	South English	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	205	3.76% decrease
	Wellman	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	1,427	2.44% increase
	West Chester	S	4 mi [6.44 km]	159	---

Washington County

Lexington is located in Washington County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington: Henry, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk and Louisa.

While not sharing a border with Washington, the following counties are close to Lexington: Muscatine, Cedar and Wapello.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Lexington
	Benton County	N	Walford	32 miles [51 km]
	Cedar County	NE	Downey	28 miles [45 km]
	Des Moines County	SE	Yarmouth	35 miles [56 km]
	Henry County	S	Coppock	16 miles [25 km]
	Iowa County	NW	Green Center	10 miles [16 km]
	Jefferson County	S	Pleasant Plain	17 miles [27 km]
	Johnson County	N	Amish	9 miles [14 km]
	Keokuk County	W	Keota	8 miles [12 km]
	Linn County	N	Western	33 miles [53 km]
	Louisa County	E	Bethel	16 miles [25 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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