Alta Vista

Alta Vista is a city in , , United States. The population was 227 at the 2020 census. The town was first named Elk Creek, but was changed to Alta Vista, meaning "high view" in Spanish.
  • Village with about 230 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,150 feet (350 metres)
  • Description: city in Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States
  • Postal code: 50603
  • Also known as
    “Alta Vista, IA”
    “Alta Vista, Iowa”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elma and North Washington.
is a city in , United States. is situated 3½ miles north of Alta Vista.
is a city in , , United States. is situated 6 miles south of Alta Vista.
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Latitude
43.19844° or 43° 11′ 54″ north
Longitude
-92.41699° or 92° 25′ 1″ west
Open location code
86M95HXM+96
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Alta Vista” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ألتا فيستا”
  • Basque: “Alta Vista”
  • Catalan: “Alta Vista”
  • Cebuano: “Alta Vista”
  • Chechen: “Альта-Виста”
  • Chinese: “阿爾塔維斯塔”
  • Danish: “Alta Vista”
  • Dutch: “Alta Vista”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “التا فيستا”
  • French: “Alta Vista”
  • Georgian: “ალტა-ვისტა”
  • German: “Alta Vista”
  • Gilaki: “التا ویستا (آیؤوا)”
  • Gilaki: “التا ویستا”
  • Haitian: “Alta Vista, Iowa”
  • Haitian: “Alta Vista”
  • Ido: “Alta Vista, Iowa”
  • Ido: “Alta Vista”
  • Irish: “Alta Vista”
  • Italian: “Alta Vista”
  • Kazakh: “Alta Vïsta”
  • Kazakh: “Алта Виста”
  • Kazakh: “التا ۆىيستا”
  • Kirghiz: “Алта Виста”
  • Ladin: “Alta Vista”
  • Malagasy: “Alta Vista, Iowa”
  • Malagasy: “Alta Vista”
  • Mazanderani: “آلتا ویستا (آیووا)”
  • Mazanderani: “آلتا ویستا”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Alta Vista”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Alta Vista”
  • Norwegian: “Alta Vista”
  • Persian: “آلتا ویستا، آیووا”
  • Persian: “آلتا ویستا”
  • Polish: “Alta Vista”
  • Portuguese: “Alta Vista”
  • Serbian: “Alta Vista”
  • Serbian: “Алта Виста”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Alta Vista, Iowa”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Alta Vista”
  • South Azerbaijani: “آلتا ویستا، آیووا”
  • Spanish: “Alta Vista”
  • Swedish: “Alta Vista, Iowa”
  • Swedish: “Alta Vista”
  • Tatar: “Альта-Виста”
  • Ukrainian: “Альта-Віста”
  • Urdu: “التا وسٹا، آئیووا”
  • Urdu: “التا وسٹا”
  • Uzbek: “Alta Vista”
  • Uzbek: “Алта Виста”
  • Vietnamese: “Alta Vista, Iowa”
  • Vietnamese: “Alta Vista”
  • Volapük: “Alta Vista”
  • Welsh: “Alta Vista, Iowa”
  • Welsh: “Alta Vista”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Alta Vista Veteran’s Park and Alta Vista Post Office.

Iowa: Highlights

Learn more about Des Moines and Cedar Rapids.
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