CallenderIowaPopPlot, 2021
Callender’s story
159 years in pictures
Census counts: 50 in 1880, 368 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1965 on.
- 1867Callender is settled
CallenderIA
A town of 360, settled in 1867.
Population
360
2025 Census estimate · −3.2% since 2020
Typical home
$163K
+3.6% in a year
Household income
$75K
median
Median age
33.2
years
Jobs based here
23
A commuter town
Is Callender a good place to live?
Callender has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
360 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Callender: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Callender, and how to reach them.
PowerCity of CallenderEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterCallender Water SupplyNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Callender’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Iowa you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereWebster County AuditorWebster County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP code5052350523 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Callender.
Work & commute
Callender has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Callender: 5% of residents live below the poverty line, below both the Iowa town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). In Callender, the typical journey to work is 24 minutes. The top destinations are Fort Dodge (24%), Gowrie (9%) and Rockwell City (3%). Half of commuters travel less than 18 miles.
0%work in town
| Callender | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 19 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Callender0%
Fort Dodge24%
Gowrie9%
Rockwell City3%
Humboldt3%
18 mi
median commute distance
23
jobs based in Callender
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Housing
Compared with most of Iowa and the rest of the country, the median rent in Callender is lower
A typical home here is worth about $163,000, up 3.6% in a year, 31% below the Iowa typical home. Callender: 87% of households are owner-occupiers, against 70% in Iowa’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns.
$163KZillow home value
| Callender | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $444 a month | $911 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 87% | 70% | 73% |
Typical home value
Callender$163K
Iowa$237K
+3.6%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Climate
The climate in Callender brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 9°, with about 32 inches of snow a winter.
32″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter13–30°
Spring37–59°
Summer60–82°
Fall39–61°
Oct 10
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards
Top of a low hazard risk in Callender: drought
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Callender after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2010. Compared with 65% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower. FEMA puts a third of the town’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 24% to tornadoes.
35risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
DroughtTornadoesInland flooding
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health
How healthy Callender is
The share of adults in Callender who report frequent physical distress: 13%. The town tracks Iowa closely on all 32 CDC measures. 41% of adults here have obesity; 20% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Callender | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 32% | 36% |
32 measures vs. Iowa
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Trinity Regional Medical Center
10.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Callender
16pages on Callender
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Callender
About 3 of every 100 Callender residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Iowa.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Callender for work
Where Callender’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
23jobs based in Callender
0%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Callender
City in Iowa, US
Callender is a city in Webster County, Iowa, United States. The population was 368 at the time of the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1867
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,152 ft
- ZIP code
- 50523
Questions about Callender
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Callender, IA a good place to live?
Callender has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.