Burlington, Iowa
Shoquoquon Flint Hills | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 40°48′29″N 91°6′57″W / 40.80806°N 91.11583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Des Moines |
Founded | 1833 |
Named for | Burlington, Vermont |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council government |
• Mayor | Jon D. Billups |
• City Council | Linda Murrey (Mayor Pro Tem) Matthew Rinker Bill Maupin Robert Critser |
Area | |
• Total | 15.17 sq mi (39.29 km2) |
• Land | 14.41 sq mi (37.32 km2) |
• Water | 0.76 sq mi (1.98 km2) |
Elevation | 696 ft (185 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 23,982 |
• Density | 1,664.49/sq mi (642.68/km2) |
• Demonym | Burlingtonian |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 52601 |
Area code | 319 |
FIPS code | 19-09550 |
GNIS feature ID | 0454995 |
Website | burlingtoniowa.org |
Burlington is a city in, and the county seat of, Des Moines County, Iowa, United States.[2] The population was 23,982 in the 2020 census, a decline from the 26,839 population in 2000.[3] Burlington is the center of a micropolitan area, which includes West Burlington and Middletown, Iowa, and Gulfport, Illinois. Burlington is the home of Snake Alley, the crookedest street in the world.