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Tama County, Iowa

Tama County, Iowa, has 16,796 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Toledo. It uses Central Time and covers 721 sq mi (1,867 km²) of land.

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Tama County in Iowa
Benton CountyMarshall CountyTamaToledoDysartTraerGladbrook
Tama County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
16,796
Land area
721 sq mi (1,867 km²)
County seat or government
Toledo
Time zone
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income
$70,781 ± $3,087
Median home value
$148,600 ± $9,729
Median rent, with utilities
$872 ± $39
Homes lived in by their owners
76% ± 1.5 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Marshalltown, IA micro area, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area, Cedar Rapids, IA metro area, and Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area
Water area
1.07 sq mi (2.77 km²)
State
Iowa
County code (FIPS)
19171
Coordinates (central point)
42.074848, -92.529411
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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 Tama 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. 5015831,396 people
  2. 523394,326 people
  3. 506513,147 people
  4. 522082,877 people
  5. 523422,705 people
  6. 506692,439 people
  7. 506752,198 people
  8. 522242,141 people
  9. 506351,423 people
  10. 506321,201 people
  11. 501061,163 people
  12. 52215960 people
All 19
  1. 50173705 people
  2. 52217573 people
  3. 52225387 people
  4. 50609377 people
  5. 50612369 people
  6. 50652113 people
  7. 5234866 people

19 ZIP Code areas overlap Tama 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 Tama County, largest first

  1. Tama Township3,117 people
  2. Toledo Township2,777 people
  3. Perry Township1,822 people
  4. Clark Township1,712 people
  5. Spring Creek Township1,444 people
  6. Carlton Township992 people
  7. Indian Village Township986 people
  8. Salt Creek Township778 people
  9. Oneida Township496 people
  10. Geneseo Township435 people
  11. York Township376 people
  12. Grant Township297 people
All 21
  1. Howard Township241 people
  2. Lincoln Township224 people
  3. Columbia Township221 people
  4. Buckingham Township211 people
  5. Highland Township203 people
  6. Crystal Township160 people
  7. Carroll Township149 people
  8. Otter Creek Township135 people
  9. Richland Township92 people

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

School districts in Tama County, largest first

  1. Benton Community School District9,691 people
  2. South Tama County Community School District8,233 people
  3. Union Community School District5,982 people
  4. Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District4,316 people
  5. Grundy Center Community School District3,908 people
  6. East Marshall Community School District3,780 people
  7. Belle Plaine Community School District3,225 people
  8. North Tama County Community School District2,911 people
  9. GMG Community School District2,060 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.

Tribal areas in Tama County, largest first

  1. Sac and Fox/Meskwaki Settlement and Off-Reservation Trust Land1,023 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

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

  1. Tama, Iowa (city)3,051 people
  2. Toledo, Iowa (city)1,966 people
  3. Dysart, Iowa (city)1,519 people
  4. Traer, Iowa (city)1,519 people
  5. Gladbrook, Iowa (city)992 people
  6. Le Grand, Iowa (city)720 people
  7. Garwin, Iowa (city)571 people
  8. Clutier, Iowa (city)426 people
  9. Chelsea, Iowa (city)404 people
  10. Montour, Iowa (city)206 people
  11. Elberon, Iowa (city)143 people
  12. Lincoln, Iowa (city)113 people
All 13
  1. Vining, Iowa (city)68 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Marshall County, Iowa23 mi west
  2. Benton County, Iowa24 mi east
  3. Grundy County, Iowa26 mi northwest
  4. Poweshiek County, Iowa27 mi south
  5. Black Hawk County, Iowa30 mi north
  6. Iowa County, Iowa36 mi southeast
  7. Jasper County, Iowa38 mi southwest

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Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.