{"id":3523,"date":"2023-05-17T10:03:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T10:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=3523"},"modified":"2026-08-20T19:23:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T19:23:52","slug":"wayne-county-iowa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wayne-county-iowa\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne County, Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wayne County is a county in Iowa, United States, on the Missouri border in the south-central part of the state. It had a population of 6,497 at the 2020 census and covers 527 square miles (1,365 km2) centred near 40\u00b044\u203224\u2033N 93\u00b019\u203257\u2033W.<\/p>\n

Corydon is the county seat, and its postal code is 50060. The county has eight incorporated cities and five unincorporated communities, spread across 16 civil townships. Wayne County sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n

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

Wayne County has eight incorporated cities, all small enough that locals just call them towns, plus five unincorporated communities that never organized their own government. The table below covers all thirteen.<\/p>\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
Corydon<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nCorydon<\/td>\n1,526<\/td>\n50060<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seymour<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n634<\/td>\n52590<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Humeston<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n465<\/td>\n50123<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Allerton<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n430<\/td>\n50008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lineville<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n195<\/td>\n50147<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Promise City<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n88<\/td>\n52583<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clio<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n50052<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Millerton<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n50165<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cambria<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Confidence<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harvard<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New York<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sewal<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Two names are worth a word of caution: New York, Iowa is an unincorporated crossroads community, not the state \u2014 no relation. And Sewal is sometimes spelled “Sewall” in older county records; the current form on file is Sewal.<\/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
Corydon<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nCorydon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clay<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nSeymour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Union<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nHumeston<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nAllerton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grand River<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nLineville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clinton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Howard<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jackson<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jefferson<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monroe<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Richman<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Fork<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Walnut<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Warren<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Washington<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wright<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Wayne County has 16 civil townships. Per-township 2020 population is not separately published; the table lists each township’s principal town where one falls clearly within its boundaries.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n