West Des Moines, Iowa
West Des Moines, Iowa | |
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Location in Iowa | |
West Des Moines, Iowa Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41°30′34″N 93°46′50″W / 41.50944°N 93.78056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| Counties | Polk, Dallas, Warren, Madison |
| Townships | Walnut, Bloomfield, Boone, Linn, Lee |
| 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 | 1,454.8/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 |
| Public Transit | |
| Website | www |
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.
As of the 2020 census, the city population was 68,723. West Des Moines is the second most populous city in the Des Moines metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in Iowa.