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Moving to Dyersville, Iowa

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Dyersville is located at 305km northeast of Des Moines. Baseball dreamers and movie buffs will want to visit the famous cornfield just northeast of this town. There they’ll find the baseball diamond where scenes for the movie Field of Dreams were filmed. Dyersville is also the “Farm Toy Capital of the World,” home to several companies specializing in playthings related to agriculture.

Population: 4,035. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,043 (+0.2% change)
Males: 1,925 (47.7%), Females: 2,110 (52.3%)

Dubuque County

Zip code: 52040

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $38,469
Median house value: $95,000

Population by Race

Races in Dyersville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)

Ancestries: German (64.0%), Irish (12.1%), United States (6.9%), English (6.2%), Dutch (2.0%).

Elevation: 950 feet

Land area: 4.6 square miles

Map of Dyersville, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Dyersville

  • High school or higher: 81.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dyersville city

  • Never married: 21.7%
  • Now married: 64.8%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 9.0%
  • Divorced: 3.8%

0.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +328 (+8.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Dyersville:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dyersville:

  • DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 30 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; Abbreviation: DBQ)
  • THE EASTERN IOWA (about 58 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: CID)
  • CLINTON MUNI (about 72 miles; CLINTON, IA; Abbreviation: CWI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dyersville:

  • MONTICELLO REGIONAL (about 19 miles; MONTICELLO, IA; Abbreviation: MXO)
  • CASSVILLE MUNI (about 20 miles; CASSVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: C74)
  • MANCHESTER MUNI (about 26 miles; MANCHESTER, IA; Abbreviation: C27)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dyersville:

  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 48 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; FAYETTE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 64 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 73 miles; CALMAR, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,393)
  • LUTHER COLLEGE (about 75 miles; DECORAH, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,566)
  • SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)

Private high school in Dyersville:

  • BECKMAN JR SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 471; Location: 1325 9TH STREET S E; Grades: 7 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Dyersville:

  • DYERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 90; Location: 625 3RD AVE SE; Grades: KG – 01)

Private primary/middle school in Dyersville:

  • ST FRANCIS XAVIER ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 330; Location: 203 2ND ST SW; Grades: 1 – 6)

Libraries

Library in Dyersville:

  • MATTHIAS M. HOFFMAN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $196,409; Location: 340 1ST AVE EAST; 38,919 books; 1,643 audio materials; 1,248 video materials; 153 serial subscriptions)

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