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Peoria, Iowa

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Indianola. It is located about 41 miles [65 km] to the north of Peoria and has a population of 12,998 people.<1>

The next largest community is Pella. It is located about 49 miles [78 km] to the northeast of Peoria and has a population of 9,832 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Albia   NE34 mi [54.7 km]3,5593.97% decrease
 Bloomfield   E50 mi [80.5 km]2,5820.73% decrease
 Carlisle   N50 mi [80.5 km]3,6935.6% increase
 Centerville   E26 mi [41.84 km]5,4428.14% decrease
 Chariton   N16 mi [25.75 km]4,4193.37% decrease
 Knoxville   N39 mi [62.8 km]7,2546.17% decrease
 Lamoni   W31 mi [49.89 km]2,4500.25% increase
 Leon   W20 mi [32.19 km]1,8844.99% decrease
 Mount Ayr   W45 mi [72.4 km]1,7116.09% decrease
 Osceola   NW26 mi [41.84 km]4,7141.18% increase
 Winterset   NW50 mi [80.5 km]4,8201.09% increase
 Bethany (MO)   SW49 mi [78.9 km]3,0690.58% decrease
 Milan (MO)   S42 mi [67.6 km]1,7749.4% decrease
 Trenton (MO)   S49 mi [78.9 km]6,0472.72% decrease
 Unionville (MO)   SE28 mi [45.06 km]1,8658.62% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Allerton   S5 mi [8.05 km]5315.01% decrease
 Clio   S10 mi [16.09 km]7121.98% decrease
 Corydon   SE3 mi [4.83 km]1,4598.3% decrease
 Derby   NW11 mi [17.7 km]1320.76% increase
 Garden Grove   W12 mi [19.31 km]2356% decrease
 Humeston   NW8 mi [12.87 km]5223.87% decrease
 Le Roy   NW13 mi [20.92 km]838.46% decrease
 Lineville   SW15 mi [24.14 km]22517.58% decrease
 Lucas   N17 mi [27.36 km]2450.82% increase
 Millerton   NE5 mi [8.05 km]4114.58% decrease
 Promise City   E12 mi [19.31 km]1004.76% decrease
 Russell   NE16 mi [25.75 km]5640.89% increase
 Seymour   SE14 mi [22.53 km]7388.89% decrease
 Powersville (MO)   S16 mi [25.75 km]806.98% decrease
 South Lineville (MO)   SW16 mi [25.75 km]355.41% decrease

Wayne County

Peoria is located in Wayne County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne: Lucas, Appanoose, Putnam (MO), Mercer (MO) and Decatur.

While not sharing a border with Wayne, the following counties are close to Peoria: Clarke, Monroe and Marion.

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

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Peoria
 Appanoose County   EPlano17 miles [27 km]
 Clarke County   NWSmyrna16 miles [25 km]
 Decatur County   WHigh Point11 miles [17 km]
 Lucas County   NWDerby11 miles [17 km]
 Madison County   NWTruro38 miles [61 km]
 Marion County   NCloud28 miles [45 km]
 Monroe County   NEMelrose21 miles [33 km]
 Polk County   NOttawa37 miles [59 km]
 Ringgold County   WBeaconsfield35 miles [56 km]
 Union County   NWThayer39 miles [62 km]



Search for Local Businesses

People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Peoria. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

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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Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
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 RV Repair     Churches    
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  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Peoria.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Peoria and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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