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DES MOINES

Iowa · UNITED STATES (US) · 41.60°N / 93.61°W

IA
ADM1 · ID GeoNames 4,853,828

Des Moines is a city in United States with a population of 214,133. It sits at 41.60/-93.61, runs on America/Chicago, is 7 km from Pleasant Hill.

Population 214,133
Place Type Regional Capital
Elevation 266m
Timezone America/Chicago

All facts

fields
Country
United States
Subdivision
Iowa
Coords
41.60°N / 93.61°W
UTC offset
-6
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km
E Pleasant Hill Iowa 9,314 7.7 km
W Windsor Heights Iowa 4,889 8.3 km
N Saylorville Iowa 3,301 8.8 km
W West Des Moines Iowa 64,113 8.9 km
W Urbandale Iowa 44,062 9.1 km
W Clive Iowa 15,447 9.6 km
NW Johnston Iowa 20,871 10.9 km
E Altoona Iowa 16,984 13.0 km
N Ankeny Iowa 56,764 14.3 km
SE Carlisle Iowa 4,168 14.8 km

Air access

nearby

Universities

linked

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Des Moines?
214,133 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Des Moines in?
America/Chicago.
Which country is Des Moines in?
United States (US).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/4853828

{
  "data": {
    "id": 4853828,
    "name": "Des Moines",
    "ascii_name": "Des Moines",
    "country_code": "US",
    "population": 214133,
    "elevation": 266,
    "timezone_id": "America/Chicago",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 41.60054,
    "longitude": -93.60911
  }
}
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