{"id":3447,"date":"2023-05-13T19:02:56","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T19:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=3447"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:30:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:30:21","slug":"muscatine-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/muscatine-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Muscatine County, Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Muscatine County is a county in Iowa, United States, about 25 miles east of Iowa City, at Iowa’s southeastern border on the Mississippi River. It had a population of 43,235 at the 2020 census, an estimated 42,559 by 2024, and covers 449 square miles (1,163 km2) centred near 41°29′N 91°07′W.<\/p>\n

Muscatine is the county seat and the county’s largest city; its postal code is 52761. The county holds 11 incorporated cities and 7 unincorporated communities across 14 townships, and it runs on Central Time. Its FIPS code is 19159.<\/p>\n

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

Muscatine County has 18 named places on record: 11 incorporated cities and 7 unincorporated communities, including the census-designated place of Moscow. CDP stands for census designated place; Unincorp. covers crossroads and rural communities with no formal boundary or local government.<\/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
Muscatine<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nBloomington<\/td>\n23,797<\/td>\n52761<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Liberty<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n3,858<\/td>\n52776<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wilton<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nWilton<\/td>\n2,924<\/td>\n52778<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Durant<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n1,871<\/td>\n52747<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blue Grass<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n1,666<\/td>\n52726<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Walcott<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n1,551<\/td>\n52773<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fruitland<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nFruitland<\/td>\n963<\/td>\n52749<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conesville<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nOrono<\/td>\n352<\/td>\n52739<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nichols<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nPike<\/td>\n340<\/td>\n52766<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Atalissa<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n296<\/td>\n52720<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moscow<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nMoscow<\/td>\n290<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stockton<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n176<\/td>\n52769<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ardon<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cranston<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hinkeyville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Midway Beach<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Petersburg<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Port Allen<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Three places on this list straddle county lines. Durant sits across Cedar, Scott and Muscatine counties at once, with only a slice of its 1,871 residents inside Muscatine County proper. Blue Grass and Walcott both split between Muscatine and Scott counties, and each town’s population figure above is citywide rather than the Muscatine County share alone. Wilton also crosses a county line, into Cedar County to the north, though most of its residents live on the Muscatine side.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Muscatine County is divided into 14 civil townships. The Census Bureau does not publish separate 2020 population counts for Iowa’s civil townships, so population is omitted below rather than estimated; each township’s main named place is listed where one is confirmed.<\/p>\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
Bloomington<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nMuscatine (the city’s original 1839 name)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fruitland<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nFruitland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orono<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nConesville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pike<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nNichols<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moscow<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nMoscow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wilton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nWilton (partly; the city also extends into Cedar County)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cedar<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRural, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fulton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRural, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Goshen<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRural, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRural, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Montpelier<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRural, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seventy-Six<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRural, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sweetland<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRural, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wapsinonoc<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRural, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n