Oakland Acres, Iowa

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Des Moines. It is located about 42 miles [67 km] to the west of Oakland Acres 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 northwest of Oakland Acres and has a population of 50,731 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Altoona	W	34 mi [54.7 km]	13,854	33.92% increase
	Ankeny	W	40 mi [64.4 km]	42,287	55.94% increase
	Clive	W	50 mi [80.5 km]	15,234	18.51% increase
	Grinnell	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	9,167	0.68% increase
	Indianola	SW	45 mi [72.4 km]	14,361	10.49% increase
	Johnston	W	46 mi [74 km]	15,691	81.42% increase
	Knoxville	SW	31 mi [49.89 km]	7,254	6.17% decrease
	Marshalltown	N	22 mi [35.41 km]	25,850	0.61% decrease
	Nevada	NW	38 mi [61.2 km]	6,688	0.45% increase
	Newton	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	15,042	3.45% decrease
	Norwalk	W	47 mi [75.6 km]	8,821	28.14% increase
	Oskaloosa	S	30 mi [48.28 km]	11,069	1.2% increase
	Pella	S	22 mi [35.41 km]	10,208	3.82% increase
	Urbandale	W	49 mi [78.9 km]	38,369	31.98% increase
	West Des Moines	W	50 mi [80.5 km]	55,426	19.44% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Baxter	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	1,043	0.86% decrease
	Brooklyn	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,355	0.88% decrease
	Ferguson	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	123	2.38% decrease
	Gilman	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	570	5% decrease
	Haverhill	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	163	4.12% decrease
	Kellogg	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	601	0.83% decrease
	Lambs Grove	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	208	7.56% decrease
	Laurel	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	266	---
	Lynnville	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	373	1.91% increase
	Malcom	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	300	14.77% decrease
	Montezuma	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	1,362	5.42% decrease
	Montour	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	277	2.81% decrease
	Reasnor	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	188	3.09% decrease
	Searsboro	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	151	2.58% decrease
	Sully	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	856	5.31% decrease

Jasper County

Oakland Acres is located in Jasper County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jasper: Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Story and Tama.

While not sharing a border with Jasper, the counties of Keokuk and Iowa are close to Oakland Acres.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Oakland Acres
	Benton County	NE	Belle Plaine	30 miles [48 km]
	Grundy County	N	Beaman	34 miles [54 km]
	Hardin County	N	Union	38 miles [61 km]
	Iowa County	E	Victor	27 miles [43 km]
	Keokuk County	SE	Gibson	27 miles [43 km]
	Mahaska County	S	Taintor	15 miles [24 km]
	Marion County	SW	Otley	21 miles [33 km]
	Marshall County	N	Gilman	11 miles [17 km]
	Monroe County	S	Buxton	38 miles [61 km]
	Polk County	W	Farrar	28 miles [45 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa<3>

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