{"id":3352,"date":"2023-05-05T22:24:25","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T22:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=3352"},"modified":"2026-08-11T21:32:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T21:32:52","slug":"hancock-county-iowa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/hancock-county-iowa\/","title":{"rendered":"Hancock County, Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hancock County is a county in Iowa, United States, about 21 miles southwest of Mason City in
\nnorth-central Iowa. It had a population of 10,795 at the 2020 census, an estimated 10,528 by
\n2025, and covers 571 square miles (1,480 km2) centred near 43\u00b005\u2032N 93\u00b044\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Garner is the county seat; its postal code is 50438. The county holds 9 cities, 4
\ncensus-designated places and 2 further unincorporated communities across 16 townships, and it
\nruns on Central Time.<\/p>\n

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

Hancock County has 15 named places on record: 9 incorporated cities and 6 further
\ncommunities with no city government of their own. CDP stands for census designated place;
\nUnincorp. covers crossroads settlements with no formal boundary and no separate population
\ncount.<\/p>\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
Forest City<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n4,285<\/td>\n50436<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Garner<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n3,065<\/td>\n50438<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Britt<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nBritt<\/td>\n2,044<\/td>\n50423<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kanawha<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n658<\/td>\n50447<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Klemme<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n441<\/td>\n50449<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corwith<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n266<\/td>\n50430<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crystal Lake<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nCrystal<\/td>\n253<\/td>\n50432<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Woden<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n188<\/td>\n50484<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Goodell<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n140<\/td>\n50439<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Duncan<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n57<\/td>\n50423<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Miller<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n50438<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hayfield<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n50438<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hutchins<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n50423<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stilson<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Denhart<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Forest City straddles a county line: it is the seat of neighboring Winnebago County, and most
\nof its 4,285 residents live on the Winnebago side, but the city limits reach south into Hancock
\nCounty, which is why it appears on this list. An earlier version of this page also listed a
\n“Hayfield Junction” as a separate place; no Census record or gazetteer entry supports
\nthat as distinct from Hayfield, so it has been dropped.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Hancock County is organized into 16 civil townships: Amsterdam, Avery, Bingham, Boone,
\nBritt, Concord, Crystal, Ell, Ellington, Erin, Garfield, Liberty, Madison, Magor, Orthel and
\nTwin Lake. The Census Bureau does not publish a separate population count for each rural
\ntownship in this county, so only the confirmed township-city pairings are shown below.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlement<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Britt<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nBritt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crystal<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nCrystal Lake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amsterdam, Avery, Bingham, Boone, Concord, Ell, Ellington, Erin, Garfield, Liberty,
\nMadison, Magor, Orthel, Twin Lake<\/td>\n		—<\/td>\nNo incorporated city; open farmland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n