Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines is a city in Iowa. It is the capital city of Iowa. The city had a population of 214,133 in the 2020 United States Census.^[6] It is the home of the Des Moines Art Center, a regional art museum, and the Pappajohn Sculpture Park, an outdoor sculpture garden.

Des Moines
State capital city
The skyline of Downtown Des Moines
Flag Seal
Nickname(s):  "Hartford of the West"[1][2]
Location within Iowa
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Coordinates: 41°35′27″N 93°37′15″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
Counties	Polk, Warren
Founded	1843; 182 years ago (1843)
Incorporated	September 22, 1851; 174 years ago (1851-09-22)
Government
• Type	Council–manager[3]
• Mayor	Connie Boesen (D)
• U.S. Congress	Zach Nunn (R)
Area [4]
• State capital city	90.70 sq mi (234.92 km2)
• Land	88.18 sq mi (228.38 km2)
• Water	2.52 sq mi (6.54 km2)
Elevation [5]	873 ft (266 m)
Population  (2020)[6]
• State capital city	214,133
• Rank	US: 106th IA: 1st
• Density	2,428.39/sq mi (937.60/km2)
• Urban	542,486 (US: 78th)
• Urban density	2,413.8/sq mi (932.0/km2)
• Metro	709,466 (US: 81st)
• CSA	890,322 (US: 66th)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	50301-50340-50310-50316
Area code	515
FIPS code	19-21000
GNIS feature ID	465961
Website	www.dmgov.org