Census Data for Rising Sun

As far as we can tell, Rising Sun has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Rising Sun, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Pleasant Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <2>
• Altoona
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <2>
• Carlisle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <2>
• Des Moines
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <2>
• Bondurant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondurant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondurant
  • Bondurant is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondurant <2>
• Mitchellville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
  • Mitchellville is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchellville <2>
• Runnells
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnells
  • Runnells is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Runnells <2>
• Ankeny
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
  • Ankeny is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <2>
• Hartford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <2>
• Windsor Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
  • Windsor Heights is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor Heights <2>
• Norwalk
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <2>
• Prairie City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
  • Prairie City is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie City <2>
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  • Swan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
    • Swan is located in Marion County
  • Valeria
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valeria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
    • Valeria is located in Jasper County
  • Colfax
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
    • Colfax is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <2>

Polk County ...

Rising Sun is located in Polk County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Polk County.

Miscellaneous Information for Rising Sun ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Polk County or the community of Rising Sun:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Rising Sun:
  • GNIS ID for Rising Sun: 460644
  • GNIS ID for Polk County: 465265
  • GNIS ID for State of Iowa: 1779785

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 19 (Iowa)
  • County Code: 153 (Polk County)
  • Place Code: 67260 (Rising Sun)
  • State & County Code: 19/153 (Iowa / Polk County)
  • State & Place Code: 19/67260 (Iowa / Rising Sun)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Rising Sun is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Rising Sun.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rising Sun. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)