Crawford County, Iowa

Crawford County, Iowa, has 16,237 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Denison. It uses Central Time and covers 714 sq mi (1,850 km²) of land.

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Crawford County in Iowa
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Resident population, July 2025
16,237
Land area
714 sq mi (1,850 km²)
County seat or government
Denison
Time zone
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income
$67,027 ± $6,034
Median home value
$153,700 ± $12,624
Median rent, with utilities
$743 ± $63
Homes lived in by their owners
76% ± 2.6 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Carroll, IA micro area, Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area, and Omaha, NE-IA metro area
Water area
0.84 sq mi (2.17 km²)
State
Iowa
County code (FIPS)
19047
Coordinates (central point)
42.043119, -95.389090

These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Crawford County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Central TimeAmerica/ChicagoUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 514429,692 people
  2. 514552,279 people
  3. 515291,732 people
  4. 510341,674 people
  5. 510061,287 people
  6. 514541,254 people
  7. 514611,097 people
  8. 514661,043 people
  9. 51439818 people
  10. 51436815 people
  11. 51060706 people
  12. 51465689 people
All 21
  1. 51528674 people
  2. 51448612 people
  3. 51467596 people
  4. 51441468 people
  5. 51019448 people
  6. 51527362 people
  7. 51520243 people
  8. 5146061 people
  9. 5143245 people

21 ZIP Code areas overlap Crawford County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Townships in Crawford County, largest first

  1. Denison Township8,770 people
  2. Otter Creek Township1,198 people
  3. West Side Township1,105 people
  4. Nishnabotny Township1,064 people
  5. Union Township685 people
  6. Charter Oak Township681 people
  7. East Boyer Township396 people
  8. Milford Township342 people
  9. Boyer Township273 people
  10. Paradise Township270 people
  11. Morgan Township254 people
  12. Goodrich Township248 people
All 20
  1. Stockholm Township197 people
  2. Soldier Township154 people
  3. Iowa Township153 people
  4. Washington Township121 people
  5. Hayes Township111 people
  6. Hanover Township97 people
  7. Jackson Township85 people
  8. Willow Township73 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in Iowa, by county

School districts in Crawford County, largest first

  1. Denison Community School District10,517 people
  2. East Sac County Community School District5,602 people
  3. Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District5,359 people
  4. IKM-Manning Community School District4,281 people
  5. Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District3,573 people
  6. Boyer Valley Community School District2,509 people
  7. Ar-We-Va Community School District2,360 people
  8. Charter Oak-Ute Community School District1,864 people
  9. Schleswig Community School District1,400 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Denison, Iowa (city)8,260 people
  2. Dunlap, Iowa (city)1,170 people
  3. Schleswig, Iowa (city)831 people
  4. Manilla, Iowa (city)630 people
  5. Charter Oak, Iowa (city)580 people
  6. Vail, Iowa (city)527 people
  7. Dow City, Iowa (city)454 people
  8. Deloit, Iowa (city)309 people
  9. Westside, Iowa (city)308 people
  10. Kiron, Iowa (city)249 people
  11. Arion, Iowa (city)137 people
  12. Ricketts, Iowa (city)61 people
All 14
  1. Aspinwall, Iowa (city)45 people
  2. Buck Grove, Iowa (city)42 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Ida County, Iowa25 mi north
  2. Shelby County, Iowa25 mi south
  3. Carroll County, Iowa27 mi east
  4. Sac County, Iowa28 mi northeast
  5. Monona County, Iowa29 mi west
  6. Harrison County, Iowa33 mi southwest
  7. Audubon County, Iowa35 mi southeast
  8. Woodbury County, Iowa42 mi northwest

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Areas that only touch the edge

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