Wapello
The Source 2024 • 5
Wapello
25,526 Ottumwa population
35,043 Wapello County population
76 Chillicothe
157
Kirkville population
970
Eddyville population
783
Eldon population
274 Blakesburg population
population 19.1 %
$ 56,209 Median household income
German ancestry
6.7 %
American ancestry
10.3 % Irish ancestry
12.2 % English ancestry
1 % Norwegian ancestry
3.9 % Dutch ancestry
1.9 %
Subsaharan African ancestry
1 %
Scottish ancestry
15,730
Total housing units
2.2 %
Swedish ancestry
18.5 % Have Bachelor ’ s degree or higher
Key employers *
JBS Ottumwa Community School District Ottumwa Regional Health Center John Deere Ottumwa Works Winger Companies Indian Hills Community College Hy-Vee Ottumwa Walmart Ottumwa City of Ottumwa Keurig Dr . Pepper
• Provided by Greater Ottumwa Partners in Progress
Des Moines — 86 miles ; 1 hours , 29 minutes Iowa City — 97 miles ; 1 hour , 33 minutes Cedar Rapids — 104 miles ; 1 hour , 54 minutes Davenport — 134 miles ; 2 hours , 18 minutes Omaha , Neb . — 219 miles ; 3 hours , 28 minutes Kansas City , Mo . — 219 ; 3 hours , 32 minutes
Driving Distances from Ottumwa , Iowa
St . Louis , Mo . — 261 miles ; 4 hours , 5 minutes Sioux City — 282 miles ; 4 hours , 24 minutes Chicago , Ill . — 309 miles ; 4 hours 54 minutes Minneapolis , Minn . — 323 miles ; 4 hours , 50 minutes Indianapolis , Ind . — 388 miles ; 6 hours , 3 minutes Nashville , Tenn . — 571 miles ; 8 hours , 43 minutes
Zip Codes Agency 52530 ; Blakesburg 52536 ; Chillicothe 52548 ; Eldon 52554 ; Kirkville 52566 ; Ottumwa 52501
Phone prefixes ( area code 641 ) Agency 276 , 934 , 937 ; Bladensburg 934 ; Blakesburg 938 ; Chillicothe 935 ; Eddyville 225 , 969 ; Eldon 652 ; Kirkville 933 ; Ottumwa : 226 , 244 , 277 , 455 , 575 , 680 , 682 , 683 , 684 , 777 , 799 , 814 , 954 , 980