Ottumwa, Iowa

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Ottumwa is the largest city within a 50 mile [80 km] radius.

The next largest community is Oskaloosa. It is located about 22 miles [35 km] to the northwest of Ottumwa and has a population of 10,938 people.^<1>

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Albia	W	20 mi [32.19 km]	3,559	3.97% decrease
	Bloomfield	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	2,582	0.73% decrease
	Centerville	SW	31 mi [49.89 km]	5,442	8.14% decrease
	Chariton	W	46 mi [74 km]	4,419	3.37% decrease
	Fairfield	E	23 mi [37.01 km]	9,218	3.06% decrease
	Kalona	NE	49 mi [78.9 km]	2,516	9.73% increase
	Knoxville	NW	41 mi [66 km]	7,254	6.17% decrease
	Monroe	NW	49 mi [78.9 km]	1,826	1% increase
	Mount Pleasant	E	45 mi [72.4 km]	8,775	0.27% increase
	Pella	NW	37 mi [59.5 km]	10,208	3.82% increase
	Sigourney	NE	24 mi [38.62 km]	2,090	5.39% decrease
	Washington	NE	42 mi [67.6 km]	7,254	2.94% increase
	Williamsburg	NE	49 mi [78.9 km]	2,812	7.25% increase
	Memphis (MO)	S	40 mi [64.4 km]	1,959	4.95% decrease
	Unionville (MO)	SW	48 mi [77.2 km]	1,865	8.62% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Agency	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	644	3.54% increase
	Batavia	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	473	5.4% decrease
	Blakesburg	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	356	4.81% decrease
	Carbon	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Chillicothe	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	85	5.56% decrease
	Drakesville	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	217	17.3% increase
	Eddyville	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,072	0.75% increase
	Eldon	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	973	2.51% decrease
	Floris	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	152	0.65% decrease
	Fremont	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	687	2.41% decrease
	Hayesville	NE	19 mi [30.58 km]	61	4.69% decrease
	Hedrick	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	804	3.94% decrease
	Keomah Village	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	94	3.09% decrease
	Kirkville	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	212	0.93% decrease
	Martinsburg	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	117	7.14% decrease

Wapello County

Ottumwa is located in Wapello County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wapello: Appanoose, Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Mahaska, Monroe and Van Buren.

While not sharing a border with Wapello, the counties of Marion and Washington are close to Ottumwa.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Ottumwa
	Appanoose County	SW	Unionville	20 miles [32 km]
	Davis County	S	Carbon	8 miles [12 km]
	Henry County	E	Coppock	37 miles [59 km]
	Iowa County	N	Ambrose	36 miles [57 km]
	Jefferson County	E	Batavia	13 miles [20 km]
	Keokuk County	NE	Hedrick	11 miles [17 km]
	Lucas County	W	Zero	36 miles [57 km]
	Mahaska County	N	Fremont	13 miles [20 km]
	Marion County	NW	Bussey	27 miles [43 km]
	Monroe County	W	Frederic	14 miles [22 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa<3>

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