[2] It was named for Morris Ketchum Jesup,[3] president of the Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad.

The Black Hawk County portion of Jesup is part of the Waterloo–Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.78 square miles (4.61 km2), all land.

[4] The city center is located in Perry Township in Buchanan County.

The racial makeup of the city was 98.2% White, 0.3% African American, 0.2% Asian, and 1.3% from two or more races.

22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The district covers a large area of Buchanan and Black Hawk counties.

The school district includes the nearby unincorporated communities of Littleton, Wise, and Shady Grove in Buchanan County, and Barclay, Canfield, Jubilee, and Spring Creek in Black Hawk County.

caused the development of plans for a new elementary, early childhood center, and middle school, now completed.