Iowa County FIPS Lookup
The county FIPS code is a concatenation of the two digit state number ("19" for Iowa) and three digit county code. State Code is based on INCITS 38:200x, Formerly FIPS 5-2. County Code is based on INCITS 31:200x Formerly FIPS 6-4.
This dataset facilitates adding five Iowa county FIPS codes, and standard short and long name spellings to other datasets. It provide a county reference field containing GNIS codes, three digit county FIPS, and county names using various spellings. Including county FIPS codes in data helps facilitate the creation of county choropleth maps.
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "Iowa Data Hub Administrators",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:data@iowa.gov"
}
|
| description | The county FIPS code is a concatenation of the two digit state number ("19" for Iowa) and three digit county code. State Code is based on INCITS 38:200x, Formerly FIPS 5-2. County Code is based on INCITS 31:200x Formerly FIPS 6-4. This dataset facilitates adding five Iowa county FIPS codes, and standard short and long name spellings to other datasets. It provide a county reference field containing GNIS codes, three digit county FIPS, and county names using various spellings. Including county FIPS codes in data helps facilitate the creation of county choropleth maps. |
| distribution |
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|
| identifier | https://data.iowa.gov/catalog/dataset/663 |
| issued | 2025-08-25T21:06:32.896921+00:00 |
| keyword |
[
"county",
"county codes"
]
|
| landingPage | https://data.iowa.gov/catalog/dataset/663 |
| license | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| modified | 2026-06-19T09:05:28.172185+00:00 |
| publisher |
{
"name": "Data Hub Administration",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| theme |
[
"Demographics & Geography"
]
|
| title | Iowa County FIPS Lookup |
