{"id":3313,"date":"2023-05-04T17:27:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T17:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=3313"},"modified":"2026-08-07T18:59:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:59:39","slug":"delaware-county-iowa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/delaware-county-iowa\/","title":{"rendered":"Delaware County, Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Delaware County is a county in Iowa, United States, about 37 miles southwest of Dubuque and 37
\nmiles northeast of Cedar Rapids. It had a population of 17,488 at the 2020 census, an estimated
\n17,674 by 2025, and covers 579 square miles (1,500 km2) centred near 42°28′N 91°22′W.<\/p>\n

Manchester is the county seat; its postal code is 52057. The county holds 12 cities and 14
\nunincorporated communities across 16 townships, and it runs on Central Time. Its FIPS code is
\n19055.<\/p>\n

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

Delaware County has 26 named places on record: 12 incorporated cities, all legally chartered as
\ncities under Iowa law regardless of size, and 14 unincorporated communities with no local
\ngovernment of their own. Unincorp. covers crossroads and rural settlements with no formal
\nboundary.<\/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\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Manchester<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n5,065<\/td>\n52057<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dyersville<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n4,477<\/td>\n52040<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edgewood<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nHoney Creek<\/td>\n909<\/td>\n52042<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Earlville<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n716<\/td>\n52041<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hopkinton<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n622<\/td>\n52237<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delhi<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nDelhi<\/td>\n420<\/td>\n52223<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colesburg<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n386<\/td>\n52035<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ryan<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n350<\/td>\n52330<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greeley<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n217<\/td>\n52050<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dundee<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n198<\/td>\n52038<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delaware<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nDelaware<\/td>\n142<\/td>\n52036<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Masonville<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n99<\/td>\n50654<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Almoral<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ehler<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forestville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Golden<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hartwick<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hazel Green<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nHazel Green<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oneida<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nOneida<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Petersburg<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robinson<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rockville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sand Springs<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silver Creek<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thorpe<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
York<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Four names on the site’s earlier list — Buck Creek, Dutchtown, Gilt Edge and Orchard
\nLane MH Court — could not be confirmed against Census, Wikipedia or gazetteer sources for
\nDelaware County and are dropped rather than repeated unverified. Holy Cross, also on the earlier
\nlist, is a real Iowa community, but it sits in Dubuque County, not Delaware, and belongs on that
\ncounty’s page instead. Edgewood straddles the Delaware–Clayton county line: Iowa
\nHighway 3 through downtown roughly marks the boundary, with the city’s southern half, and
\nmost of its population, in Delaware County’s Honey Creek Township. Dyersville similarly
\nspans two counties — most of its population and downtown sit in Dubuque County, with only
\nits western edge reaching into Delaware County.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Delaware County is divided into 16 civil townships. Current township-level population figures
\nwere not available from a verifiable source at the time of writing, so the column is left blank
\nrather than estimated.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Adams<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bremen<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coffins Grove<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colony<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delaware<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nDelaware<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delhi<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nDelhi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elk<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hazel Green<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nHazel Green<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Honey Creek<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nEdgewood (southern half)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Milo<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Fork<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oneida<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nOneida<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prairie<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Richland<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Fork<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Union<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n