{"id":3301,"date":"2023-05-04T17:08:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T17:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=3301"},"modified":"2026-08-14T22:20:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:20:50","slug":"crawford-county-iowa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/crawford-county-iowa\/","title":{"rendered":"Crawford County, Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crawford County is a county in Iowa, United States, along the Boyer River, in the west-central part of the state. It had a population of 16,525 at the 2020 census and covers 715 square miles (1,852 km2) centred near 42\u00b002\u203235\u2033N 95\u00b023\u203221\u2033W.<\/p>\n

Denison is the county seat, and its postal code is 51442. The county contains 9 incorporated cities and about a dozen unincorporated communities. It lies in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Crawford County<\/h2>\n

Crawford County has 9 incorporated cities, led by the seat, Denison, plus a scatter of unincorporated communities along the Boyer River and its tributaries. Iowa law makes no legal distinction between “town” and “city” — every incorporated place here holds city status. The table below marks incorporated places as City<\/strong> (or City · seat<\/strong> for Denison) and everything else as Unincorp.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Denison<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n8,373<\/td>\n51442<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Schleswig<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n830<\/td>\n51461<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manilla<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n775<\/td>\n51454<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charter Oak<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n535<\/td>\n51439<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dow City<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n485<\/td>\n51528<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vail<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n396<\/td>\n51465<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Westside<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n285<\/td>\n51467<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kiron<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n267<\/td>\n51448<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deloit<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n250<\/td>\n51441<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arion<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n51520<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aspinwall<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n51432<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ricketts<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n51460<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Astor<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Berne<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boyer<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buck Grove<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Haley<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kenwood<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kimze<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Country View MH Park<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunset Village<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n