{"id":3355,"date":"2023-05-05T22:29:43","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T22:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=3355"},"modified":"2026-08-15T06:36:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:36:41","slug":"hardin-county-iowa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/hardin-county-iowa\/","title":{"rendered":"Hardin County, Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hardin County is a county in Iowa, United States, on the Iowa River in the north-central part of the state. It had a population of 16,878 at the 2020 census and covers 569 square miles (1,470 km2) of land, centred near 42\u00b022\u203226\u2033N 93\u00b014\u203241\u2033W.<\/p>\n

Eldora is the county seat, and its postal code is 50627. The county has 12 incorporated cities and about 18 unincorporated communities spread across 15 civil townships, and it observes Central time.<\/p>\n

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

Hardin County has 30 named places on the map: 12 incorporated cities and roughly 18 unincorporated communities and crossroads. Iowa Falls, in the northeast, is the largest place; Eldora, the county seat, sits near the geographic center. The table marks each place’s type — City for an incorporated city, City · seat for the county seat, and Unincorp. for an unincorporated community — along with its home township where verified.<\/p>\n

Ackley straddles the Hardin–Franklin county line; the population and ZIP code below cover only the Hardin County portion.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Iowa Falls<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n5,106<\/td>\n50126<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eldora<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nEldora<\/td>\n2,663<\/td>\n50627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ackley<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n1,599<\/td>\n50601<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hubbard<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n860<\/td>\n50122<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alden<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nAlden<\/td>\n763<\/td>\n50006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Radcliffe<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n555<\/td>\n50230<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Union<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nUnion<\/td>\n399<\/td>\n50258<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Steamboat Rock<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n264<\/td>\n50672<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Providence<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nProvidence<\/td>\n236<\/td>\n50206<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whitten<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n50269<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buckeye<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nBuckeye<\/td>\n86<\/td>\n50043<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Owasa<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Abbott<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Berlin<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cleves<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cottage<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eagle City<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Garden City<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n50102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gifford<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n50259<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hughes<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Iowa Falls Junction<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lawn Hill<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Macy<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quebec<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Racine<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robertson<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rough Woods Hill<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sherman<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nSherman<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wilke<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xenia<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Hardin County is divided into 15 civil townships. Verified 2020 population is not published at township level, so the counts below are omitted rather than estimated; the table lists each township and its main settlement where one exists.<\/p>\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
Alden<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nAlden<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buckeye<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nBuckeye<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clay<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Concord<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eldora<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nEldora<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ellis<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Etna<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grant<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hardin<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jackson<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pleasant<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Providence<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nNew Providence<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sherman<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nSherman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tipton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Union<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nUnion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n