List of cities in Iowa

According to the 2020 United States Census, Iowa has 3,190,369 inhabitants and 55,857.13 square miles (144,669.3 km2) of land.

Every incorporated place in Iowa is called a "city", regardless of population.

Incorporated cities can choose one of six forms of municipal government that differ primarily on how the legislative and administrative responsibilities are separated: mayor-council, mayor-council with an appointed manager, council-manager-at-large, commission, council-manager-ward, home rule charter or special charter.

[2] According to the 2020 Census, 2,014,831 of Iowa's 3,190,369 residents lived in urban areas, accounting for 63.1% of the population.

[3] The largest city by population and by land area is Des Moines with 214,133 residents and 90.65 square miles (234.8 km2).