{"id":3483,"date":"2023-05-15T10:04:08","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T10:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=3483"},"modified":"2026-08-22T12:02:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T12:02:21","slug":"ringgold-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/ringgold-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Ringgold County, Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ringgold County is a county in Iowa, United States, along the Missouri border, in the south-central part of the state. It had a population of 4,663 at the 2020 census and covers 539 square miles (1,400 km2) centred near 40\u00b044\u2032N 94\u00b015\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Mount Ayr is the county seat; its postal code is 50854. The county holds 11 incorporated cities and towns, 2 unincorporated census-designated places, and 17 civil townships, all in the Central time zone. Its FIPS code is 19159.<\/p>\n

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

Ringgold County has 11 incorporated cities and towns plus 2 unincorporated census-designated places. Two of the incorporated cities, Clearfield and Shannon City, sit mostly across the county line \u2014 Clearfield mostly in neighboring Taylor County and Shannon City mostly in Union County \u2014 with only a handful of residents on the Ringgold side. CDP means an unincorporated census-designated place; Unincorp. means an unincorporated community with no separate census count.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Mount Ayr<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n1,623<\/td>\n50854<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diagonal<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n344<\/td>\n50845<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kellerton<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n243<\/td>\n50133<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sun Valley Lake<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n187<\/td>\n50854<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tingley<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n136<\/td>\n50863<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Redding<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n63<\/td>\n50860<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clearfield<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n6 (of 278 total)<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shannon City<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n6 (of 73 total)<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benton<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n50835<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delphos<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maloy<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ellston<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n50074<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beaconsfield<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Clearfield’s and Shannon City’s town centers lie just over the county line, so their populations are counted almost entirely toward Taylor County and Union County respectively; only a few outlying residents fall inside Ringgold.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n