Algona is the county seat of Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,487 at the 2020 census. Ambrose A. Call State Park is located two miles southwest of the city.

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How Algona ranks

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#5Shortest commute in IA #25Most walkable in IA #24Safest in IA All IA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code50511

Area code515

Living in Algona

Housing in Algona

$188K▲ 1.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Algona home is worth about $188,000, up 1.6% in a year, 21% below the Iowa typical home.

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Safety in Algona

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Safety Grade B+

Algona reports less crime per resident than 74% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Algona 1.3

Iowa 2.4

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Algona 1.7

Iowa 12

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Algona

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School Grade C+

The public schools Algona’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 56% of Iowa’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictAlgona Comm School DistrictSchools7

Bertha Godfrey Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–K · 283 students Lucia Wallace Elementary School A-Elementary · Grades 3–4 · 226 students Bryant Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 1–2 · 197 students Seton Grade SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 166 students Algona Middle School B-Middle · Grades 5–8 · 419 students Algona High School CHigh · Grades 9–12 · 458 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IA. Ratings are from neighbors.

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Where Algona is

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Nearby towns

Burt9 mi Whittemore10 mi Lone Rock11 mi Wesley12 mi West Bend13 mi Lu Verne14 mi Fenton14 mi Ottosen14 mi Livermore15 mi Bode15 mi

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