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Louisa County, Iowa

Louisa County, Iowa, has 10,416 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Wapello. It uses Central Time and covers 402 sq mi (1,041 km²) of land.

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Louisa County in Iowa
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Louisa County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
10,416
Land area
402 sq mi (1,041 km²)
County seat or government
Wapello
Time zone
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income
$77,354 ± $7,861
Median home value
$150,100 ± $10,236
Median rent, with utilities
$775 ± $91
Homes lived in by their owners
80.3% ± 3.3 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Muscatine, IA micro area, Burlington, IA-IL micro area, Iowa City, IA metro area, and Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area
Water area
15.7 sq mi (40.8 km²)
State
Iowa
County code (FIPS)
19115
Coordinates (central point)
41.218211, -91.256994
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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 Louisa 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. 5276129,474 people
  2. 523273,796 people
  3. 527383,398 people
  4. 526533,083 people
  5. 527552,092 people
  6. 527541,533 people
  7. 526591,329 people
  8. 526401,274 people
  9. 52739788 people
  10. 52621604 people
  11. 52752413 people
  12. 52737323 people
All 13
  1. 52646255 people

13 ZIP Code areas overlap Louisa 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 Louisa County, largest first

  1. Columbus City Township2,856 people
  2. Wapello Township2,304 people
  3. Morning Sun Township1,225 people
  4. Grandview Township1,208 people
  5. Concord Township796 people
  6. Port Louisa Township748 people
  7. Oakland Township523 people
  8. Eliot Township385 people
  9. Elm Grove Township230 people
  10. Jefferson Township200 people
  11. Union Township105 people
  12. Marshall Township98 people

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

School districts in Louisa County, largest first

  1. Mediapolis Community School District5,285 people
  2. Columbus Community School District4,513 people
  3. Louisa-Muscatine Community School District4,270 people
  4. Highland Community School District3,855 people
  5. Wapello Community School District3,111 people
  6. WACO Community School District2,931 people
  7. Lone Tree Community School District2,208 people
  8. Winfield-Mount Union Community School District1,685 people
  9. Morning Sun Community School District1,219 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. Columbus Junction, Iowa (city)2,110 people
  2. Wapello, Iowa (city)1,765 people
  3. Morning Sun, Iowa (city)802 people
  4. Grandview, Iowa (city)449 people
  5. Letts, Iowa (city)361 people
  6. Columbus City, Iowa (city)323 people
  7. Fredonia, Iowa (city)240 people
  8. Oakville, Iowa (city)204 people
  9. Cotter, Iowa (city)31 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Muscatine County, Iowa20 mi north
  2. Des Moines County, Iowa21 mi south
  3. Henry County, Iowa22 mi southwest
  4. Washington County, Iowa25 mi west
  5. Mercer County, Illinois27 mi east
  6. Johnson County, Iowa36 mi northwest
  7. Rock Island County, Illinois40 mi northeast

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Areas that only touch the edge

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