West Branch

West Branch is a city in and counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 2,509 as of the 2020 census. It is the birthplace of the only American president born in Iowa, Herbert Hoover.
  • Town with about 2,510 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 720 feet (220 metres)
  • Description: city in Iowa, United States
  • Postal code: 52358
  • Also known as
    “West Branch, IA”
    “West Branch, Iowa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum and Gruwell and Crew General Store.
The is one of the oldest buildings in West Branch, Iowa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oasis and Downey.
Hamlet
is an unincorporated community located in , , United States. is situated 3 miles northwest of West Branch.
is an unincorporated community and… is situated 4 miles south of West Branch.
is a small unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 4½ miles east of West Branch.
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Latitude
41.67207° or 41° 40′ 20″ north
Longitude
-91.34597° or 91° 20′ 46″ west
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Open location code
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“West Branch” goes by many names.
ويست برانشArabic
ويست برانش (آيوا)Arabic
West BranchBasque
Уэст-БранчBelarusian
West BranchCatalan
West BranchCebuano
Вест-БранчChechen
西布兰奇Chinese
西布蘭奇Chinese
西布蘭治Chinese
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ويسانت برانشEgyptian Arabic
West BranchGalician
وست برنچGilaki
وست برنچ (آیؤوا)Gilaki
Ουέστ ΜπράντςGreek
West BranchHaitian
West Branch, IowaHaitian
וסט בראנץ‘Hebrew
West BranchHungarian
West BranchIdo
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West BranchIndonesian
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West BranchIrish
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ウェストブランチJapanese
Vést BrançKazakh
Вэст БранчKazakh
ۆەست برانتشKazakh
Вэст БранчKirghiz
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وست برنچMazanderani
وست برنچ (آیووا)Mazanderani
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وست برنچPersian
وست برنچ، آیوواPersian
West BranchPolish
Уэст-БранчRussian
West BranchSerbian
Вест БранчSerbian
West BranchSerbo-Croatian
West Branch, IowaSerbo-Croatian
West BranchSlovenian
وست برنچ، آیوواSouth Azerbaijani
West BranchSwedish
West Branch, IowaSwedish
West BranchTagalog
Вест-БранчTatar
Вест-БрәнчTatar
West BranchTurkish
Вест-БранчUkrainian
ویسٹ برانچ، آئیوواUrdu
West BranchUzbek
Wест БранчUzbek
West BranchVietnamese
West Branch, IowaVietnamese
West BranchVolapük
West BranchWelsh
West Branch, IowaWelsh

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