{"id":3505,"date":"2023-05-17T08:42:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T08:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=3505"},"modified":"2026-08-07T18:59:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:59:41","slug":"taylor-county-iowa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/taylor-county-iowa\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor County, Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taylor County is a county in Iowa, United States, about 100 miles southwest of Des Moines. It
\nhad a population of 5,896 at the 2020 census, an estimated 5,835 by 2024, and covers 532 square
\nmiles of land (1,380 km2) centred near 40\u00b044\u2032N 94\u00b042\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Bedford is the county seat; its postal code is 50833. The county holds 8 cities, one
\ndisincorporated former city now counted as a census-designated place, and 5 unincorporated
\ncommunities across 17 townships, and it runs on Central Time. Its FIPS code is 19173.<\/p>\n

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

Taylor County has 14 named places on record: 8 incorporated cities (Bedford is legally a city
\nunder Iowa law, though older references call the smaller ones “towns”), one
\ncensus-designated place, and 5 unincorporated communities with no local government of their
\nown. CDP stands for census designated place; Unincorp. covers crossroads and rural communities
\nwith no formal boundary.<\/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
Bedford<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nBedford<\/td>\n1,508<\/td>\n50833<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lenox<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nPlatte<\/td>\n1,339<\/td>\n50851<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Market<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n385<\/td>\n51646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clearfield<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n278<\/td>\n50840<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gravity<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n154<\/td>\n50848<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blockton<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n125<\/td>\n50836<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sharpsburg<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n50862<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conway<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nBedford<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n50833<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Athelstan<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n50836<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guss<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hawleyville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ladoga<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Platteville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Siam<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Clearfield straddles a county line of its own — part of the city sits across the
\nRinggold County boundary to the east, though its population figure above is countywide for
\nClearfield’s Taylor County share. Athelstan is not currently incorporated: it governed
\nitself as a city until voters dissolved that status in 2004, and the Census Bureau now tracks it
\nas a census-designated place using Blockton’s ZIP code. Conway, one of Iowa’s smallest
\nincorporated cities at 17 residents, has no ZIP of its own and is served by Bedford’s 50833.
\nHawleyville also has residents living across the county line; only its Taylor County portion is
\ncounted here.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n