Carter Lake, Iowa
Carter Lake, Iowa | |
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City Office Building in Carter Lake, Iowa | |
Location of Carter Lake, Iowa | |
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| Coordinates: 41°17′18″N 95°55′01″W / 41.28833°N 95.91694°W | |
| Country | USA |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Pottawattamie |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.02 sq mi (5.23 km2) |
| • Land | 1.80 sq mi (4.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2) |
| Elevation | 974 ft (297 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,791 |
| • Density | 2,112.7/sq mi (815.71/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 51510 |
| Area code | 712 |
| FIPS code | 19-11215 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393756 |
| Website | www |
Carter Lake is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. A suburb of Omaha, Nebraska, it sits surrounding the south and west sides of the region's major airport, Eppley Airfield. It is separated from the rest of Iowa by the Missouri River, effectively making it an exclave. The population was 3,791 at the 2020 census.