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Dyersville is located at 305km northeast of Des
Moines. Baseball dreamers and movie buffs will want to visit the
famous cornfield just northeast of this town. There they'll find
the baseball diamond where scenes for the movie Field of Dreams
were filmed. Dyersville is also the "Farm Toy Capital of the
World," home to several companies specializing in playthings
related to agriculture.
Population (year 2000): 4,035. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,043 (+0.2% change)
Males: 1,925 (47.7%), Females: 2,110 (52.3%)
Dubuque County
Zip code:
52040
Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $38,469 (year 2000)
Median house value: $95,000 (year 2000)
Races in Dyersville:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
Ancestries: German (64.0%), Irish (12.1%),
United States (6.9%), English (6.2%), Dutch (2.0%).
Elevation: 950 feet
Land area: 4.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Dyersville
- High school or higher: 81.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 2.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dyersville city
- Never married: 21.7%
- Now married: 64.8%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 3.8%
0.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +328 (+8.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Dyersville:
- GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
GUTTENBERG, IA)
- REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OF NE IOWA (about 23 miles;
MANCHESTER, IA)
- JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles;
ANAMOSA, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Dyersville:
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 30 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID:
DBQ)
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 58 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
- CLINTON MUNI (about 72 miles; CLINTON, IA; ID: CWI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dyersville:
- MONTICELLO REGIONAL (about 19 miles; MONTICELLO, IA;
ID: MXO)
- CASSVILLE MUNI (about 20 miles; CASSVILLE, WI; ID:
C74)
- MANCHESTER MUNI (about 26 miles; MANCHESTER, IA; ID:
C27)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Dyersville:
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 48 miles;
PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 64 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 73
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 75 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
Private high school in Dyersville:
- BECKMAN JR SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 471;
Location: 1325 9TH STREET S E; Grades: 7 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Dyersville:
- DYERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 90;
Location: 625 3RD AVE SE; Grades: KG - 01)
Private primary/middle school in Dyersville:
- ST FRANCIS XAVIER ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 330;
Location: 203 2ND ST SW; Grades: 1 - 6)
Library in Dyersville:
- MATTHIAS M. HOFFMAN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $196,409; Location: 340 1ST AVE EAST; 38,919
books; 1,643 audio materials; 1,248 video materials; 153
serial subscriptions)
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