Correctionville, Iowa
Correctionville, Iowa | |
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Location of Correctionville, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 42°28′39″N 95°46′59″W / 42.47750°N 95.78306°W | |
| Country | USA |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Woodbury |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.60 sq mi (1.56 km2) |
| • Land | 0.60 sq mi (1.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,139 ft (347 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 766 |
| • Density | 1,274.54/sq mi (492.29/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 51016 |
| Area code | 712 |
| FIPS code | 19-16545 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393638 |
Correctionville is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Sioux City metropolitan area. The population was 766 at the time of the 2020 census. The town name comes from the original survey of the town. Correctionville has been noted for its unusual place name. It is supposedly the longest single-word place name in the state of Iowa.