Aurora, Iowa

Aurora, Iowa
Motto: 
A Small Town With a Big Heart
Location of Aurora, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°37′10″N 91°43′46″W / 42.61944°N 91.72944°W / 42.61944; -91.72944
CountryUSA
StateIowa
CountyBuchanan
Area
  Total
0.53 sq mi (1.37 km2)
  Land0.53 sq mi (1.37 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,132 ft (345 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
169
  Density319.47/sq mi (123.32/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
50607
Area code319
FIPS code19-03835
GNIS feature ID2394033

Aurora is a city in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States. The population was 169 in the 2020 census, a decline from 194 in 2000.

Aurora was founded in 1886 by the Chicago Great Western Railway, and incorporated in 1899. The town was laid out on land donated by a Bishop Warren and his wife Alice, and is named after Warren's birthplace of East Aurora, New York.