City profile · United States · North America
Council Bluffs
City population
62,597
#646
in United States
#9
in Iowa
#9,196
worldwide
41.262, -95.861 · 1,620 km from Washington
About Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs is a city in Iowa, United States with a population of 62,597. It is the 646th largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, and the 9,196th largest worldwide. It lies 1,620 km from Washington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#9of 30
Elevation
301 m
Time zone
America/Chicago
Coordinates
41.262, -95.861
Record updated
2025-06-16
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.
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