Parkersburg, Iowa
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Albion Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50665. The Survey maps it on the Parkersburg quadrangle. 2,015 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 971 feet above sea level.
On record in Parkersburg
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 3 records
- Netcott-Pfeiffer Houselisted 2007
- Renke and Wubke Renken Houselisted 2014
- Charles Wolf Houselisted 1979
Population over time
2 figuresParkersburg grew from 1,870 to 2,015 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 | 1,870 | |
| 2020 | 2,015 | +145 (+8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Parkersburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Waverly quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Parkersburg between 2006 and 2020, burning about 146 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 December 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Parkersburg: 2 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limburg Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
48 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Parkersburg in 48 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 15 heavy rain, 14 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 6 flood. The reports record 2 deaths. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2013 | Flood | Parkersburg | 1 killed, $500,000 | Beaver Creek out of its banks and flooding about a mile long section of Iowa Highway 57 west of Parkersburg. Iowa DOT has already closed that section of the highway with water reaching several houses. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkersburg | 1 killed, $60,000 | Coop observer reported very high winds estimated at over 70 mph. Power reported out in Parkersburg, semi overturned on Highway 57 resulting in one fatality, and numerous tree limbs down on roads. A 3 foot diameter tree also downed in Parkersburg. |
| June 2013 | Flood | Parkersburg | $1,000,000 | About 1500 to 2000 feet of railroad tracks were washed out near Parkersburg. Several houses on the west side of town have at least a foot of water in them. |
| July 1999 | Flash Flood | Parkersburg | $350,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Flash Flood | Parkersburg | $200,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Parkersburg | $75,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkersburg | $50,000 | Several large tree limbs down throughout Parkersburg. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Parkersburg | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkersburg | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkersburg | $15,000 | Several reports of trees down around town. Largest was 14 inches in diameter blocking the highway north of town. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Parkersburg | $15,000 | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkersburg | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported several large tree limbs down throughout Parkersburg, as well as a couple trees reported to have fallen on homes. Time estimated from radar. |
| April 2008 | Flood | Parkersburg | $10,000 | Water was reported over the road in Parkersburg. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkersburg | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Parkersburg | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Parkersburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Parkersburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Flood | Parkersburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| November 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Parkersburg | $3,000 | Tornado continued from Grundy County. The weak circulation moved northeast into Butler County and affected a small neighborhood on the east side of Parkersburg. Only weak damage occurred in the form of shingle damage to houses in the vicinity. Video of the tornado shows a diffuse circulation. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkersburg | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Parkersburg | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Parkersburg | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Flood | Parkersburg | - | Iowa DOT reports IA 57 east bound at IA 14 closed due to water over the road. |
| May 2024 | Heavy Rain | Parkersburg | - | Mesonet FW8037 station reported 24 hr heavy rainfall of 3.57 inches. |
| May 2024 | Flood | Parkersburg | - | Sandbagging is in progress. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkersburg | - | Broadcast media, KWWL, reported 6 to 8 inch diameter trees down and other items blowing down the street. |
| August 2018 | Heavy Rain | Parkersburg | - | Public reported heavy rainfall of 3.77 inches from the multiple rounds of storms. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkersburg | - | Amateur radio reported wind gusts to 70 mph. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Parkersburg | - | Coop observer reported half dollar sized hail. This is a delayed report. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Parkersburg | - | Trained spotter reported quarter sized hail. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Parkersburg | - | Emergency manager reported half dollar sized hail. |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Parkersburg | - | Coop observer recorded heavy rainfall of 3.15 inches, over a duration of 36 hours. |
| August 2016 | Heavy Rain | Parkersburg | - | Coop observer recorded heavy rainfall of 3.02 inches over the last 24 hours. |
| August 2015 | Heavy Rain | Parkersburg | - | Public reported heavy rainfall of 5.40 inches event total with light rain ongoing. |
| August 2015 | Heavy Rain | Parkersburg | - | Coop observer reported heavy rainfall of 3.32 inches over the last 24 hours in Parkersburg. |
| August 2015 | Heavy Rain | Parkersburg | - | Public reported heavy rainfall of 4.50 inches event total so far. |
| December 2015 | Heavy Rain | Parkersburg | - | Coop observer reported heavy rainfall of 3.65 inches over the last 48 hours/storm total so far. |
| April 2014 | Heavy Rain | Parkersburg | - | Storm total rainfall for the two days was 2.98 inches. |
| June 2014 | Heavy Rain | Parkersburg | - | Rainfall of 3.98 inches since 7:00pm CDT (6:00pm CST). |
| August 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Parkersburg | - | Track meandered to the northeast with only crop damage noted. This tornado likely merged with another tornado before dissipating. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| July 2013 | Heavy Rain | Parkersburg | - | Rainfall total of 2.5 inches in the past several hours. |
| June 2013 | Heavy Rain | Parkersburg | - | Rainfall of 4.64 inches of rain since 0900 CST. |
| April 2013 | Heavy Rain | Parkersburg | - | Rainfall of 1.64 inches in the past 24 hours. |
| June 2013 | Heavy Rain | Parkersburg | - | Rainfall total for the 24 hours ending at 0800 CST was 5.34 inches. |
| May 2013 | Heavy Rain | Parkersburg | - | Twenty four hour rainfall total of 2.78 inches. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Parkersburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Parkersburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Parkersburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eleanor | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Aplington | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| New Albion | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Coster | 7.6 miles | 9 | |
| Butler Center | 8.3 miles | 9 | |
| New Hartford | 8.8 miles | 9 | |
| Kesley | 8.8 miles | 10 | |
| Austinville | 9.0 miles | 9 |
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 Parkersburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q965095 | 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 460029. 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.



