West Des Moines, Iowa
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West Des Moines is a city in Iowa, United States. Most of the city is in Polk County, some of it is in Dallas County, and small portions extend into Warren and Madison Counties.
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West Des Moines, Iowa | |
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Coordinates: 41°30′34″N 93°46′50″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
Counties | Polk, Dallas, Warren |
Incorporated | October 9, 1893 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Russ Trimble |
• Mayor pro tem | Greg Hudson |
• City council | Renee Hardman Doug Loots Matthew McKinney Kevin Trevillyan |
• City manager | Tom Hadden |
• U.S. Congress | Zach Nunn (R) |
Area | |
• City | 48.22 sq mi (124.88 km2) |
• Land | 47.24 sq mi (122.34 km2) |
• Water | 0.98 sq mi (2.54 km2) |
Elevation | 955 ft (291 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 68,723 |
• Rank | US: 554th IA: 6th |
• Density | 1,454.86/sq mi (561.72/km2) |
• Metro | 655,409 (87th) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 50263-50266 |
Area code | 515 |
FIPS code | 19-83910 |
GNIS feature ID | 2397266[2] |
Public Transit | |
Website | www |
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As of the 2020 census, the city population was 68,723.[3] West Des Moines is the second-most populous city in the Des Moines metropolitan area and the sixth-most populous city in Iowa.