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 / 42.47750; -95.78306
CountryUSA
StateIowa
CountyWoodbury
Area
  Total
0.60 sq mi (1.56 km2)
  Land0.60 sq mi (1.56 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,139 ft (347 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
766
  Density1,274.54/sq mi (492.29/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
51016
Area code712
FIPS code19-16545
GNIS feature ID2393638

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.