Map of Alta city, Iowa

Alta is a city in Buena Vista County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,087 at the 2020 census.

Alta city overview:
Name:	Alta city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Iowa
County:	Buena Vista County
Elevation:	1,490 ft (454 m)
Total Area:	1.08 sq mi (2.79 km²)
Land Area:	1.08 sq mi (2.79 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	2,087
Population Density:	1,935.99/sq mi (747.30/km²)
ZIP code:	51002
Area code:	712
FIPS code:	1901495
GNISfeature ID:	0454152

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History

Alta was platted in 1872, and it was incorporated in 1878. By 2004, Alta contained three general stores, two drug stores, two grocery stores, a shoe store, two hardware stores, a meat market, two lumber dealers, two agriculture implement dealers, bank two furniture stores, clothing store, barber shop, two saloons, music store, two jewelry stores, restaurant, four blacksmiths, two elevators, and a gristmill.

Halvor H. Peterson (1831–1917), Wisconsin State Assemblyman and farmer, lived in Alta.

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Geography

Alta is located at 42°40′19″N 95°18′17″W / 42.67194°N 95.30472°W / 42.67194; -95.30472 (42.672030, -95.304757). It is six miles from the city of Storm Lake and is approximately seven miles from Aurelia, and is located on Highway 7.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.07 square miles (2.77 km), all land.