WAPELLO
25,648 Ottumwa population
80 Chillicothe population
964
Eddyville population
35,681
Wapello County population( 20th out of 99 counties)
161
Kirkville population
$ 60,034
Median household income
789
Eldon population
273 Blakesburg population
627
Agency population
3.7 %
Pacific Islander
2.3 %
Multi-racial
15,739
Total housing units
85.6 %
White 15.1 %
Hispanic / Latino
2.2 % Asian
1.6 %
Native American
Top industries ** Education / health 24.9 %, Manufacturing 20.5 %, Retail 13.8 %, Government 10.1 %, Construction 6.7 %
** From Ottumwa Laborshed 2023 survey
4.6 % Black
19.4 % Have Bachelor’ s degree or higher
THE SOURCE 2026 • 5
WAPELLO
Top 10 regional employers *
JBS – food / manufacturing Ottumwa Community School District— education Ottumwa Regional Health Center— health care Indian Hills Community College— education John Deere Ottumwa Works— manufacturing Wal-Mart— retail Hy-Vee— grocery Winger Mechanical— mechanical Ajinomoto— manufacturing City of Ottumwa— government
• Provided by Greater Ottumwa Partners in Progress
431.8
Square miles( 86th out of 99 counties)
Driving Distances from Ottumwa, Iowa
Des Moines— 85 miles; 1 hr, 32 min Iowa City— 97 miles; 1 hr, 34 min Cedar Rapids— 104 miles; 1 hr, 54 min Davenport— 134 miles; 2 hr, 18 min Omaha, Neb.— 219 miles; 3 hr, 27 min Kansas City, Mo.— 219 miles; 3 hr, 31 min
St. Louis, Mo.— 261 miles; 4 hr, 5 min Sioux City— 282 miles; 4 hr, 21 min Chicago, Ill.— 316 miles; 5 hr, 7 min Minneapolis, Minn.— 323 miles; 4 hr, 52 min Indianapolis, Ind.— 388 miles; 6 hrs
Zip Codes
Agency 52530; Blakesburg: 52536; Chillicothe: 52548; Eddyville: 52553; 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