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Iowa Falls is a city in Hardin County, Iowa, United States. Iowa Falls is the home of Ellsworth Community College. It is also a regional transportation center, located along U.S. Routes 20 and 65 and the Canadian National and Union Pacific Railroads. The population was 5,106 at the time of the 2020 census. A landmark in the city is its movie theater. Built as the Metropolitan Opera House in 1899, it presented plays, operas, and vaudeville in the town during the first half of the twentieth century, and today is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Iowa Falls city overview:
Name:	Iowa Falls city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Iowa
County:	Hardin County
Elevation:	1,106 ft (337 m)
Total Area:	5.46 sq mi (14.15 km²)
Land Area:	5.39 sq mi (13.95 km²)
Water Area:	0.08 sq mi (0.20 km²)
Total Population:	5,106
Population Density:	948.01/sq mi (366.06/km²)
ZIP code:	50126
Area code:	641
FIPS code:	1938640
GNISfeature ID:	0457829
Website:	www.cityofiowafalls.com

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History

Iowa Falls was laid out and platted in 1856. It was named from the falls on the Iowa River.

The Illinois Central Railroad was built through Iowa Falls in 1866.

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Geography

Iowa Falls is located at 42°31′N 93°16′W / 42.517°N 93.267°W / 42.517; -93.267 (42.5221, -93.2673).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.44 square miles (14.09 km), of which 5.36 square miles (13.88 km) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km) is water.

Iowa Falls is located at the point where the Iowa River flows through a limestone gorge 70 feet (21.34 m) deep between bluffs that rise another 50 feet (15.24 m). The falls themselves were also known as the “rapids of the Iowa.” The falls are now submerged by a dam built in 1926 that is 26 feet (7.92 m) feet high and 200 feet long and serves a hydroelectric power station that currently generates 1.5MW.