Carlisle, Iowa

Carlisle, Iowa
Water Tower Park
Motto: 
"The Natural Choice"
Location of Carlisle, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°30′43″N 93°30′11″W / 41.51194°N 93.50306°W / 41.51194; -93.50306
CountryUSA
StateIowa
CountiesWarren, Polk
TownshipsAllen (Warren County)
Allen (Polk County)
Founded1851
IncorporatedMay 10, 1870
Government
  TypeMayor-council government
Area
  Total
5.65 sq mi (14.65 km2)
  Land5.65 sq mi (14.64 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
771 ft (235 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
4,160
  Density736.15/sq mi (284.21/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
50047
Area code515
FIPS code19-10765
GNIS feature ID2393745
Websitehttp://carlisleiowa.org/

Carlisle is a city in Warren and Polk counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 4,160 at the 2020 census. The city is part of the Des MoinesWest Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The city received considerable media attention in 1997 when Carlisle residents Kenny and Bobbi McCaughey (pronounced "McCoy") became the parents of the world's first surviving set of septuplets.