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ChapinIA

A town of 137.

Population
137
residents
Median home value
$94K
Census ACS
Household income
$73K
median
Median age
39.6
years
Land area
0 sq mi
Small town

137 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 65° · L 56°

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Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Chapin has cold winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 9°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

28″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter12–28°
Spring36–57°
Summer60–81°
Fall38–60°
Oct 9
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Chapin is

Chapin beats the Iowa average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

32 measures vs. Iowa
3 better20 too close to call9 worse
What stands outChapinIA
Fewer adults in frequent mental distress13.8%16.4%
More adults treating high blood pressure83.4%77.8%
More adults with heart disease10.4%6.6%
Franklin General Hospital
6.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with drought at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 47% of U.S. communities.

47risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
47Moderate riskLowerHigher
DroughtInland floodingCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

About Chapin

Census-designated place in Iowa, United States

Chapin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northern Franklin County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads just off U.S. Route 65, north of the city of Hampton, the county seat of Franklin County. Although Chapin is unincorporated, it has a postal code of 50427. The Chapin post office opened on 29 February 1860 and closed in 2005. As of the 2020 census, its population was 71.

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Population
71
Area
0.1 sq mi
Elevation
1,155 ft
ZIP code
50427

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