DES MOINES

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

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

DSM

Des Moines International Airport

Large airport

0.0 km

AMW

Ames Municipal Airport

Small airport

43.5 km

TNU

Newton Municipal Airport

Small airport

49.6 km

Universities

linked

Des Moines Area Community College

dmacc.edu

Des Moines University

dmu.edu

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
  }
}