Waterloo, Iowa

Waterloo, Iowa
From left to right, from top: Downtown, Waterloo Public Library, Walnut Street Baptist Church, Mount Moriah Baptist Church, and Cedar River from Sans Souci Island
Location within Black Hawk County and Iowa
Waterloo
Waterloo
Coordinates: 42°30′50″N 92°20′46″W / 42.51389°N 92.34611°W / 42.51389; -92.34611
CountryUS
StateIowa
CountyBlack Hawk
Incorporated1868
Area
  City
63.43 sq mi (164.29 km2)
  Land61.59 sq mi (159.53 km2)
  Water1.84 sq mi (4.76 km2)
Elevation
883 ft (269 m)
Population
 (2020)
  City
67,314
  Rank8th in Iowa
  Density1,092.85/sq mi (421.95/km2)
  Metro
169,895
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
50701-50707
Area code319
FIPS code19-82425
GNIS ID468951
Websitecityofwaterlooiowa.com

Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 United States census the population was 67,314, making it the eighth-most populous city in the state.

Waterloo comprises a twin conurbation with neighbor municipality Cedar Falls. Waterloo is part of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the more populous of the two cities.