Back دياجونال Arabic دياجونال ARZ دیاقونال، ایووا AZB Diagonal (Iowa) Catalan Даягонал (Айова) CE Diagonal CEB Diagonal, Iowa Welsh Diagonal (Iowa) German Diagonal (Iowa) Spanish Diagonal (Iowa) Basque
Diagonal, Iowa | |
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 Location of Diagonal, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 40°48′38″N 94°20′31″W / 40.81056°N 94.34194°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Ringgold |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.92 sq mi (2.37 km2) |
| • Land | 0.91 sq mi (2.36 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,168 ft (356 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 344 |
| • Density | 376.78/sq mi (145.47/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 50845 |
| Area code | 641 |
| FIPS code | 19-21270 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2394532[2] |
Diagonal is a city in northwest Ringgold County, Iowa, the United States. The population was 344 at the time of the 2020 census.[3]
The community was named for the fact that two railroads intersected diagonally near the town site.[4]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Diagonal, Iowa
- ^ "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". census.gov. United states Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 33.