Mitchell County, Iowa

Mitchell County, Iowa, has 10,650 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Osage. It uses Central Time and covers 469 sq mi (1,215 km²) of land.

Mitchell County in Iowa

Mitchell County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗

Resident population, July 2025: 10,650
Land area: 469 sq mi (1,215 km²)
County seat or government: Osage
Time zone: Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income: $71,365 ± $5,679
Median home value: $175,100 ± $14,392
Median rent, with utilities: $738 ± $66
Homes lived in by their owners: 80% ± 2.6 points
County type: County
Metro or micro area: Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Austin, MN micro area and Mason City, IA micro area
Water area: 0.43 sq mi (1.12 km²)
State: Iowa
County code (FIPS): 19131
Coordinates (central point): 43.348564, -92.784466

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Time zones in Mitchell County

Time zone	Local time and UTC offset	Next clock change
Central TimeAmerica/Chicago	UTC-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

504615,228 people
504722,560 people
504582,094 people
504661,972 people
506281,423 people
50471740 people
50476706 people
50464694 people
50460688 people
50454229 people
50455201 people
5042681 people

12 ZIP Code areas overlap Mitchell 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

Mitchell County government website ↗ is the next stop for county offices, tax, voting, jury and records information. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Townships in Mitchell County, largest first

Osage Township3,658 people
St. Ansgar Township1,632 people
Jenkins Township897 people
Cedar Township795 people
Stacyville Township761 people
Newburg Township495 people
East Lincoln Township417 people
Otranto Township317 people
Rock Township260 people
Liberty Township237 people
Mitchell Township228 people
Wayne Township209 people

All 16

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

School districts in Mitchell County, largest first

Osage Community School District6,008 people
Central Springs Community School District5,466 people
St. Ansgar Community School District4,082 people
Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock Community School District3,006 people
Riceville Community School District2,526 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.

All 14

Mona, Iowa (CDP)21 people
Meyer, Iowa (CDP)14 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

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Areas that only touch the edge

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