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Mahaska
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Mahaska
11,536
Oskaloosa population

21,984

Mahaska County population
1,248
New Sharon population
439
Beacon population
699
Fremont population

$ 65,200

Median household income

9,680

Total housing units
152
Leighton population
151 Barnes City population
22.4 % German ancestry
1.4 %
French ancestry

22.4 % Have Bachelor ’ s degree or higher

Major employers * Mahaska Health Clow Valve William Penn University Musco Lighting
475 University Park population
158
Rose Hill population
109 Keomah Village population
13.7 % English ancestry
1.6 %
Scottish ancestry
Top industries * Manufacturing Retail Trade Healthcare
• Provided by Mahaska County Auditor ’ s Office
Des Moines – 62 miles – 1 hr 4 min Iowa City - 75 miles – 1 hr 29 min Cedar Rapids - 98.4 miles – 1 hr 41 min Davenport - 124 miles – 2 hr 19 min Omaha - 194 miles – 3 hr 6 min Kansas City - 220 miles – 3 hr 34 min
Driving Distances from Oskaloosa , Iowa
Sioux City - 258 miles – 3 hr 59 min St . Louis - 280 miles – 4 hr 28 min Minneapolis - 300 miles – 4 hr 32 min Chicago - 304 miles – 4 hr 45 min Indianapolis – 416 miles – 6 hr 26 min
Zip Codes Oskaloosa / Keomah Village : 52577 ; New Sharon / Taintor : 50207 ; Barnes City : 50027 ; Leighton : 50143 ; Beacon : 52534 ; Cedar : 52543 ; Fremont : 52561 ; Rose Hill : 52586 ; University Park : 52595 .
Phone prefixes ( area code 641 )
Oskaloosa : 295 , 504 , 569 , 638 , 660 , 670 , 672 , 673 , 676 ; New Sharon : 637 ; Rose Hill : 632 ; Barnes City : 644 ; Leighton 232 , 625 , 626 , 949 .