Welcome to Storm Lake ...

The city of Storm Lake is located in Buena Vista County<1> and is the County Seat for Buena Vista County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Storm Lake, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Storm Lake: Storm Lk.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Storm Lake has a population of 10,391 people<2> (see below for details).

Storm Lake is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Storm Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Storm Lake lies within the (712) area code.

The ZIP code for Storm Lake: 50588<4>

Websites for Storm Lake ...

Official Website: www.stormlake.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Storm Lake had an population of 10,391 people. This is a decrease of 1.97% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Storm Lake had a population of 10,600 people (or 52.32% of the total population of Buena Vista County). This makes Storm Lake the county's most populous community.

The population of Storm Lake represents 0.35% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 36th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,600 people, the population of Storm Lake increased 5.2% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 10,076 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Storm Lake.

Communities near Storm Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Storm Lake.

• Cherokee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Cherokee is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <6>
• Sac City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City
  • Sac City is located in Sac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sac City <6>
• Aurelia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurelia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurelia
  • Aurelia is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurelia <6>
• Newell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
  • Newell is located in Buena Vista County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <6>
• Sioux Rapids
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sioux Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Rapids
  • Sioux Rapids is located in Buena Vista County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux Rapids <6>
• Schaller
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaller
  • Schaller is located in Sac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaller <6>
• Albert City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert City
  • Albert City is located in Buena Vista County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert City <6>
• Fonda
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
  • Fonda is located in Pocahontas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <6>
• Early
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
  • Early is located in Sac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Early <6>
• Galva
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
  • Galva is located in Ida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galva <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Storm Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Storm Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Storm Lake. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Storm Lake.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Storm Lake. Our list includes 19 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Storm Lake.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Storm Lake ...

Looking for more information about Storm Lake? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Storm Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Storm Lake.

Adding Storm Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Storm Lake in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Storm Lake was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Storm Lake on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Storm Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Storm Lake: www.stormlake.org/

The official website for Buena Vista County: www.co.buena-vista.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/