Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids, Iowa | |
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| Nicknames: City of Five Seasons | |
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| Coordinates: 41°57′51″N 91°40′45″W / 41.96419°N 91.67917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Linn |
| Settled | Late-1830's |
| Platted | 1838 |
| Surveyed | 1841 |
| Incorporated | January 15, 1849 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Tiffany O'Donnell (R) |
| • City manager | Jeff Pomeranz |
| • At-large | Tyler Olson |
| • Representatives | District 1: Martin Hoeger District 2: Scott Overland District 3: Dale Todd District 4: Scott Olson District 5: Ashley Vanorny |
| Area | |
• City | 76.037 sq mi (196.935 km2) |
| • Land | 74.787 sq mi (193.697 km2) |
| • Water | 1.250 sq mi (3.238 km2) 1.64% |
| Elevation | 810 ft (247 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 137,710 |
• Estimate (2024) | 137,904 |
| • Rank | US: 209th IA: 2nd |
| • Density | 1,841.4/sq mi (710.96/km2) |
| • Urban | 192,844 (US: 198th) |
| • Urban density | 2,242/sq mi (865.5/km2) |
| • Metro | 278,677 (US: 182nd) |
| • Metro density | 138.7/sq mi (53.56/km2) |
| • Combined | 461,388 (US: 92nd) |
| • Combined density | 144.6/sq mi (55.83/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 52401–52411, 52497–52499 |
| Area code | 319 |
| FIPS code | 19-12000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 467567 |
| Website | cedar-rapids.org |
Cedar Rapids is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States, and the county seat. The population was 137,710 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 137,904 in 2024. making it the second-most populous city in Iowa. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, 20 miles (32 km) north of Iowa City and 128 miles (206 km) northeast of Des Moines, the state's capital.
Cedar Rapids is the economic hub of Eastern Iowa, located at the core of the Interstate 380 corridor. The population of the three-county Cedar Rapids metropolitan area, which includes the nearby cities of Marion and Hiawatha, was 276,520 in 2020. The Cedar Rapids metropolitan area is also part of a combined statistical area with the Iowa City metropolitan area.