Midwest

Ottumwa

Wapello County, IA

Population

25,359

Walk Score

82 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$915

Median home value

$88,800

Founded

1843

On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Court Hill Historic District · listed 1998
  • Fifth Street Bluff Historic District · listed 1998
  • Greater Second Street Historic District · listed 2016
  • Historic Railroad District · listed 2011
  • North Fellows Historic District · listed 2010
  • Ottumwa Cemetery Historic District · listed 1995
  • Vogel Place Historic District · listed 1995

Notable landmarks

  • Administration Building, U.S. Naval Air Station Ottumwa · listed 2013
  • Agassiz School · listed 2020
  • Benson Block · listed 1985
  • B'nai Jacob Synagogue · listed 2004
  • Burlington Depot · listed 2008
  • Dahlonega School #1 · listed 2000
  • First National Bank · listed 1995
  • Foster/Bell House · listed 1983
  • Garner, J.W., Building · listed 2010
  • Hofmann Building · listed 2010
  • Hotel Ottumwa · listed 2012
  • Jay Funeral Home · listed 1995
  • Jefferson Street Viaduct · listed 1998
  • Mars Hill · listed 1974
  • Ottumwa High School
  • Ottumwa Public Library · listed 1984
  • Ottumwa Young Women's Christian Association · listed 2005
  • St. Joseph Hospital Historic District · listed 2015
  • U.S. Post Office · listed 1976
  • Wapello County Courthouse · listed 1981

New towns in your inbox.

An occasional dispatch when we add towns or publish a trip idea. No spam, ever.