Welcome to Carlisle ...

The city of Carlisle is primarily located in Polk County<1>. A portion of Carlisle extends into Warren County.

Google driving directions from your current location to Carlisle (Patience, this may take a moment).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carlisle, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1894.

When the people of Carlisle refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Carlisler<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Carlisle has a population of 4,304 people<3> (see below for details).

Carlisle is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Carlisle lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Carlisle: 515

The ZIP code for Carlisle: 50047<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Carlisle had an population of 4,304 people. This is an increase of 11.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 23.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carlisle had a population of 3,876 people. This makes Carlisle the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Carlisle represents 0.13% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 97th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,876 people, the population of Carlisle increased 10.84% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,497 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Carlisle.

Communities Also Named Carlisle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Carlisle: This one is located in Polk County and the other is located in Warren County.

Beyond Iowa, there are 38 communities that are also named Carlisle - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Texas (3), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carlisle.

Websites for Carlisle ...

Official Website: www.ci.carlisle.ia.us/

Communities near Carlisle ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carlisle.

• Des Moines
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <6>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Des Moines
  • From Carlisle to Des Moines
• Ankeny
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
  • Ankeny is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <6>
• West Des Moines
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Des Moines
  • West Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Des Moines <6>
• Urbandale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbandale have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
  • Urbandale is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbandale <6>
• Johnston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
  • Johnston is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <6>
• Altoona
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <6>
• Clive
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
  • Clive is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <6>
• Indianola
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Indianola is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <6>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Indianola
  • From Carlisle to Indianola
• Norwalk
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <6>
• Pleasant Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Carlisle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carlisle.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carlisle. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carlisle.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carlisle. See our Newspapers Page for Carlisle.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carlisle ...

Looking for more information about Carlisle? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Carlisle, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Carlisle.

Adding Carlisle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carlisle in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Carlisle was in the book titled Sixth Biennial Report of the State Mine Inspectors, Two Years Ending June 30, 1893.

We also found Carlisle in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carlisle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Carlisle: www.ci.carlisle.ia.us/

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/