Boone, Iowa

Boone
Stoll Bottling Works Building in Boone
Location of Boone, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°03′05″N 93°52′12″W / 42.05139°N 93.87000°W / 42.05139; -93.87000
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyBoone
TownshipDes Moines
Incorporated1849
Area
  Total
9.08 sq mi (23.53 km2)
  Land9.08 sq mi (23.53 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,142 ft (348 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
12,460
  Density1,371.64/sq mi (529.57/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
50036-50037
Area code515
FIPS code19-07480
GNIS feature ID2394220
Websitewww.boonegov.com

Boone (/ˈbn/ BOON) is a city in Des Moines Township, and county seat of Boone County, Iowa, United States.

It is the principal city of the Boone, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Boone County. This micropolitan statistical area, along with the Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area comprise the larger Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area. The population of the city was reported as 12,460 at the 2020 census.