Ottumwa is a city in and the county seat of Wapello County, Iowa, United States. The population was 25,529 at the time of the 2020 U.S. census. Located in the state's southeastern section, the city is split into northern and southern halves by the Des Moines River.
Midwest
Ottumwa
Wapello County, IA
Population
25,359
Walk Score
82 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$915
Median home value
$88,800
Founded
1843
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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
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