Oakdale, Iowa
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Clear Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52241. It stands on Deer Creek. The Survey maps it on the Iowa City West quadrangle. It stands 807 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1891 USGS Iowa City quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1903 USGS Fairfax quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1938 USGS Iowa City quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Iowa City West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Iowa City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Iowa City West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Oakdale between 2006 and 2020, burning about 88 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Oakdale: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, Flagstone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanders Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Hutchinson Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Old State Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Conklin Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Klein Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Vogel Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
31 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oakdale in 31 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 4 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakdale | $25,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 75 mph overturned a semi trailer at Simpson Furniture (2300 Jones Blvd) and snapped trees and a large billboard sign along Heartland Drive around 705 am CDT August 22. A residence at 3300 Heartland Drive sustained structural damage when an evergreen tree snapped at the base and fell onto the home. A nearby flag pole at the home was also bent. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakdale | $5,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph blew a small radio tower down onto a building on 5th Street in Coralville, IA around 1240 pm CDT June 18. In addition, a number of power lines were blown down and an estimated 50-60 treese were damaged. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakdale | $5,000 | Winds estimated to be 70 mph uprooted a 20 inch diameter tree and overturned a shed and camper at Western Hills Estates Mobile Home Park around 11:45 pm. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakdale | $200 | A trained spotter reported a 6 foot tall tree was blown over, with several small branches down elsewhere near Oakdale. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakdale | - | Large tree limbs were blown down along nearby roadways. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakdale | - | Iowa Department of Transportation RWIS report. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Oakdale | - | A public report of hail increasing in size to 1 inch. Also reported that sheet metal and insulating were falling from the sky. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakdale | - | Tree branches larger than 2 inches in diameter were blown down. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakdale | - | Wind gust knocked down a metal shed. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Oakdale | - | Four to six inches of water briefly covered the eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 due to tremendous rainfall rates. Other major roads in the area were also impacted by water due to heavy rainfall rates. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Oakdale | - | Deer Creek rose rapidly from no flooding to moderate flood stage due to heavy rain. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakdale | - | A person from the general public reported uprooted trees. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Oakdale | - | A Twitter user reported that quarter sized hail fell in Coralville, IA at 653 pm CDT Aug 4. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakdale | - | Power was out in town. A trained spotter estimated the thunderstorm wind gusts to be between 50 and 60 mph. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakdale | - | A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gust speeds up to 60 mph. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakdale | - | Numerous trees between 6 inches and a foot in diameter were reported down near the Hyvee on 5th Street. Time of the event was estimated using radar. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakdale | - | A 3 inch diameter tree branch was down on a home along with numerous other smaller branches down. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakdale | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to be between 50 and 60 mph. |
| August 2011 | Heavy Rain | Oakdale | - | A spotter reported 0.86 inches of rain in 20 minutes. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakdale | - | Wind gusts were estimated to be 60 mph in Coralville, IA around 543 pm June 23. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Oakdale | - | Hail about the size of nickels was observed near Coralville. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Oakdale | - | A trained spotter estimated hail the size of quarters falling 5 miles northwest of Iowa City. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Oakdale | - | Flood waters cover streets from curb to curb. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Oakdale | - | Flood waters in the median of Highway 218 is encroaching onto the highway. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Oakdale | - | Hail fell at Coral Ridge Mall. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Oakdale | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Oakdale | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Oakdale | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Oakdale | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Oakdale | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Oakdale | - | no account filed |
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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Western Hills Mobine Estates | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Coralville | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| North Liberty | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Tiffin | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| University Heights | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Iowa City | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Green Castle (historical) | 5.8 miles | 14 |
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 Oakdale | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7073787 | 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 459738. 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.








