{"id":3486,"date":"2023-05-15T10:14:49","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T10:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=3486"},"modified":"2026-08-22T17:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T17:16:08","slug":"sac-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/sac-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Sac County, Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sac County is a county in Iowa, United States, in the west-central part of the state, roughly 90 miles northwest of Des Moines. It had a population of 9,814 at the 2020 census and covers 578 square miles (1,500 km2) centred near 42°22′N 95°07′W.<\/p>\n

Sac City is the county seat, and its postal code is 50583. The county has 8 incorporated cities, 5 unincorporated communities and 16 civil townships. It runs on Central time.<\/p>\n

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

Sac County has 8 incorporated cities and a handful of unincorporated crossroads communities. All 8 cities are self-governing; the unincorporated places (marked Unincorp.) have no city government of their own and are administered by their township.<\/p>\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
Sac City<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nSac<\/td>\n2,063<\/td>\n50583<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lake View<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n1,113<\/td>\n51450<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Odebolt<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n994<\/td>\n51458<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wall Lake<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nWall Lake<\/td>\n755<\/td>\n51466<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Schaller<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n729<\/td>\n51053<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Early<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n587<\/td>\n50535<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Auburn<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n265<\/td>\n51433<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lytton<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n242<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nemaha<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n66<\/td>\n50567<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grant City<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carnarvon<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Herring<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ulmer<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yetter<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Lytton sits close to the Calhoun County line on the county’s east side; the settlement itself lies within Sac County, but some of its rural mailing addresses cross into Calhoun County.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Sac County is divided into 16 civil townships, which handle rural roads, cemeteries and some assessment functions outside the incorporated cities.<\/p>\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
Sac<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nSac City<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wall Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nWall Lake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boyer Valley<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cedar<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clinton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cook<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coon Valley<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delaware<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Douglas<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eden<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eureka<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jackson<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Levey<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Richland<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Viola<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wheeler<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n