Ankeny, Iowa

Ankeny, Iowa
Ankeny, Iowa
City
	Ankeny City Hall
	Seal
	Motto: "Bringing it all together"
	Location within Polk County and Iowa
	Interactive map of Ankeny
	Coordinates: 41°43′36″N 93°36′15″W / 41.72667°N 93.60417°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Polk
Incorporated	February 28, 1903
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council-Manager Government
• Mayor	Mark Holm
Area
• Total	30.47 sq mi (78.92 km2)
• Land	30.47 sq mi (78.92 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	988 ft (301 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	67,887
• Estimate (2023)	74,458
• Rank	7th in Iowa
• Density	2,227.92/sq mi (860.21/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	50023, 50021, 50015
Area code	515
FIPS code	19-02305
GNIS feature ID	2393960
Public Transit
Website	www.ankenyiowa.gov

Ankeny (/ˈeɪŋkəni/, /ˈæ-/) is a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States and a suburb of the state capital of Des Moines, as part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan statistical area.^[4] As of the 2020 census, the population of Ankeny was 67,887, making it the seventh most populous city in the state. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in Iowa.^[5]^[6] Currently, the city's incorporated area totals 29.14 square miles.^[4]

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^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ankeny, Iowa
^ ^a ^b "Geography | City of Ankeny". www.ankenyiowa.gov. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
^ Cite error: The named reference cen2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Ankeny city, Iowa". www.census.gov. Retrieved October 28, 2019.