{"id":3435,"date":"2023-05-13T16:51:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T16:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=3435"},"modified":"2026-08-18T00:28:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T00:28:34","slug":"mitchell-county-iowa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/mitchell-county-iowa\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitchell County, Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mitchell County is a county in Iowa, United States, on the Minnesota border in the northeastern part of the state. It had a population of 10,565 at the 2020 census and covers 470 square miles (1,217 km2) centred near 43\u00b021\u2032N 92\u00b047\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Osage is the county seat, and its postal code is 50461. The county has 8 incorporated cities, 6 census-designated places and several unincorporated communities spread across 16 civil townships. Mitchell County is in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n

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

Mitchell County has 8 incorporated cities (Iowa law uses “city” for every incorporated municipality regardless of size), 6 census-designated places (CDPs \u2014 populated but unincorporated) and a handful of smaller unincorporated crossroads. The table below carries over every settlement named in the county’s own records.<\/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
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Osage<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nOsage<\/td>\n3,627<\/td>\n50461<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St. Ansgar<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nSt. Ansgar<\/td>\n1,160<\/td>\n50472<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Riceville<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n806<\/td>\n50466<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stacyville<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nStacyville<\/td>\n458<\/td>\n50476<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mitchell<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nMitchell<\/td>\n124<\/td>\n50461<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McIntire<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n113<\/td>\n50457<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carpenter<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n87<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orchard<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Otranto<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nOtranto<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Little Cedar<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nCedar<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Toeterville<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Haven<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mona<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Meyer<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bailey<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rock Creek<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nRock<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stacyville Junction<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Riceville sits astride the Mitchell–Howard county line, and most of its population is actually counted in Howard County; only its western edge is inside Mitchell County. It keeps a single ZIP code, 50466, on both sides.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\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
Osage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nOsage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St. Ansgar<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nSt. Ansgar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stacyville<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nStacyville, Stacyville Junction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mitchell<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nMitchell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Otranto<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nOtranto<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cedar<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nLittle Cedar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rock<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRock Creek<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burr Oak<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Douglas<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East Lincoln<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jenkins<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liberty<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newburg<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Union<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wayne<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Lincoln<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n