Melcher-Dallas is a city in Marion County, Iowa, United States.

This mine produced 187,427 tons of coal that year and employed 345 men.

[5][6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.00 square mile (2.59 km2), all of it land.

There were 549 housing units at an average density of 528.0 per square mile (203.9/km2).

Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 1.3% of the population.

There were 584 housing units at an average density of 584.0 per square mile (225.5/km2).

28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 565 housing units at an average density of 564.6 per square mile (218.0/km2).

26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.