Cumming, Iowa

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Linn Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50061. The Survey maps it on the Cumming quadrangle. 436 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 981 feet above sea level.

Cumming within Warren County

Population over time

2 figures

Cumming grew from 351 to 436 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

Year	People	Change
2010	351
2020	436	+85 (+24%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 9 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

1951 USGS St. Charles quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
1954 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1956 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
1957 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
1969 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
1972 USGS Cumming quadrangle1:24000
1984 USGS Indianola quadrangle1:100000

Fires near this place

2 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Cumming between 2011 and 2015, burning about 4 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
2 April 2015	Debris and open burning	4.0 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
2 April 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	129 COTTAGE LANE,LAKE PONDEROSA, IA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Warren County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Cumming: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Commerce Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Commerce Pit and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
I-35 and Army Post Road Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Warren County

Storms near this place

52 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cumming in 52 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 17 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 10 flood, 5 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
June 2015	Flood	Cumming	$1,000,000	Emergency Manager reported Highway 92 closed between S23 and S31. Three bridges were destroyed across the county and numerous culverts washed out. Numerous farm to market roads sustained damage including bridge approaches and also several structures damaged.
June 2007	Tornado (EF2)	Cumming	$700,000	Tornado spotted by amateur radio, law enforcement, Warren County Emergency Manager, and trained spotters. Touched down near Cumming and lifted south of the Norwalk area. Damage was done to several buildings. One house had the roof taken off. Numerous trees and power lines were downed. The tornado track was generally east-southeast, however the track was not straight.
July 2015	Flash Flood	Cumming	$500,000	The Emergency Manager sent a list of all the roads impacted by water. They included the following: Hwy 5 at the Hartford railroad underpass, Hwy 92 at the South River, 20th Ave from Hwy 92 to Jersey St., Kennedy St. just east of 150th Ave with signs of it being washed out and 4 feet of water over the road, 180th and Hwy 92, Hwy S23 and Grimes had 3 feet of water over the road, Interstate 35 between mile marker 57 and 59, Hwy 92 and the railroad overpass by Beech and S31, 165th Ave and Clarke St. had 2 feet over the road, Hwy 92 west of S23, Fulton both at 115th and around S23, G24 from west of R57 to 73rd and from 115th to Hwy 65/69, Idaho St. east of Hwy 28. Hwy 28 on the north edge of Martensdale, S23 north of Hwy 92, and at 165th and Buchanan.
December 2015	Flood	Cumming	$100,000	Many county roads were closed across portions of the county from flooding with rises on local streams and creeks.
September 2014	Flash Flood	Cumming	$100,000	Numerous roads underwater across the county.
September 2014	Flood	Cumming	$100,000	Numerous roads remain underwater across the county.
March 2019	Flood	Cumming	$50,000	County roads near the North River in Norwalk are flooded and impassable due an ice jam.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Cumming	$40,000	Emergency manager reported semi blown over on I-35 at mile marker 65.
September 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Cumming	$25,000	no account filed
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Cumming	$20,000	Spotters estimated winds gusting to 70 MPH.
November 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Cumming	$10,000	Public reported small outbuilding overturned.
November 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Cumming	$10,000	Public reported a small shed overturned.
June 2008	Flash Flood	Cumming	$10,000	Street flooding was reported in Orillia.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Cumming	$5,000	Public reported a tree branch split at 43rd and Dawson in Cumming. Time estimated from radar.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Cumming	$5,000	Trained spotter reported large trees down of at least 1 foot in diameter.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Cumming	$5,000	Public reported shingles blown off homes.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Cumming	$5,000	Trained spotter reported a tree snapped off near the Warren/Madison County line.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Cumming	$5,000	Trained spotter reported a large tree downed over County Rd G14. Report via social media.
March 2011	Hail	Cumming	$5,000	Located on I-35 at mile post 65.
May 2001	Hail	Cumming	$5,000	no account filed
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Cumming	$3,000	no account filed
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Cumming	$3,000	no account filed
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Cumming	$2,000	no account filed
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Cumming	$1,000	no account filed
April 2024	Hail	Cumming	-	Report via mping.
July 2024	Hail	Cumming	-	Trained spotter reported quarter sized hail.
April 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Cumming	-	Report of 2 semis blown off of interstate 35 near mile marker 61.
June 2021	Hail	Cumming	-	Relayed report of quarter sized hail. Time estimated via radar.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Cumming	-	Trained spotter reported several large trees down throughout the town of Cumming. Time estimated by radar.
March 2019	Flood	Cumming	-	Multiple secondary roads across northern Warren County closed due to flooding.
March 2019	Flood	Cumming	-	Local media reported 115th Ave and Fulton Street and at G24 and Highway 65 covered in water due to river flooding and ice jam flooding.
March 2019	Flood	Cumming	-	Trained spotter reported ponding in low lying and poor draining areas, including water over many secondary roads in Warren County.
March 2019	Flood	Cumming	-	Iowa DOT reported Highway 28 closed due to flooding from the North River.
June 2018	Flash Flood	Cumming	-	State Patrol reported flooding on Interstate 35 northbound at mile marker 62. The left lane was blocked due to water. Water was reported to have receded in about 10 to 15 minutes. This is a delayed report.
March 2017	Hail	Cumming	-	Trained spotter reported up to nickel sized hail.
June 2017	Hail	Cumming	-	Trained spotter reported hail slightly larger than 1.00 inch and was preceded by 50 mph winds.
May 2016	Hail	Cumming	-	Public reported nickel sized hail.
July 2016	Heavy Rain	Cumming	-	Public reported heavy rainfall of 4.89 inches so far via social media.
July 2016	Flash Flood	Cumming	-	Trained spotter reported several streets in town experienced flooding. Numerous streams also reported to be overflowing their banks, including Apple Creek. Time of impacts estimated.
July 2016	Heavy Rain	Cumming	-	Public reported heavy rainfall of 5.23 inches, relayed by KCCI TV.
August 2016	Heavy Rain	Cumming	-	Public reported heavy rainfall of 2.10 inches storm total.
August 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Cumming	-	Trained spotter reported 5 to 6 inch diameter tree branch down in Cumming. Reported via social media, time and location estimated from radar.
May 2015	Funnel Cloud	Cumming	-	A small and brief funnel cloud was reported.
August 2015	Hail	Cumming	-	Trained spotter reported brief hail with most stones being of nickel size and a few quarter sized. Winds also estimated to be around 45 mph at the time.
July 2015	Flood	Cumming	-	The Emergency Manager sent a list of all the roads impacted by water and many continued to be impacted by water into the morning/afternoon hours. They included the following: Hwy 5 at the Hartford railroad underpass, Hwy 92 at the South River, 20th Ave from Hwy 92 to Jersey St., Kennedy St. just east of 150th Ave with signs of it being washed out and 4 feet of water over the road, 180th and Hwy 92, Hwy S23 and Grimes had 3 feet of water over the road, Interstate 35 between mile marker 57 and 59, Hwy 92 and the railroad overpass by Beech and S31, 165th Ave and Clarke St. had 2 feet over the road, Hwy 92 west of S23, Fulton both at 115th and around S23, G24 from west of R57 to 73rd and from 115th to Hwy 65/69, Idaho St. east of Hwy 28. Hwy 28 on the north edge of Martensdale, S23 north of Hwy 92, and at 165th and Buchanan. Damage amounts listed in the flash flood entry.
July 2015	Heavy Rain	Cumming	-	Trained spotter reported heavy rainfall of 2.30 inches.
December 2015	Heavy Rain	Cumming	-	Trained spotter reported heavy rainfall of 3.90 inches as part of a 3 day storm total.
June 2015	Hail	Cumming	-	no account filed
March 2011	Funnel Cloud	Cumming	-	no account filed
June 2010	Flood	Cumming	-	no account filed
May 2004	Hail	Cumming	-	no account filed
May 2001	Hail	Cumming	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Warren County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Orilla	2.5 miles	16
Norwalk	4.5 miles	11
Lakewood	4.8 miles	16
Prole	5.4 miles	11
Churchville	6.0 miles	9
Greenbush	6.9 miles	11
Martensdale	7.7 miles	11
Spring Hill	8.0 miles	11

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Cumming	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1933671	The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 455755. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.