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Ankeny, Iowa | |
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Ankeny City Hall | |
| Motto: “Bringing it all together” | |
Interactive location map of Ankeny | |
| Coordinates: 41°43′53″N 93°36′04″W / 41.731281°N 93.601074°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Polk |
| Townships | Crocker, Douglas, Delaware, Lincoln, Elkhart, Saylor |
| Founded | April 22, 1875 |
| Incorporated (town) | February 28, 1903 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1961 |
| Founder | John Fletcher Ankeny |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–Manager |
| • Mayor | Bobbi Bentz (acting) |
| • Mayor Pro-Tem | Todd Shafer |
| • Councilmembers | Matt Davis Jeff Perry Joe Ruddy Kelly Stearns |
| Area | |
• City | 32.835 sq mi (85.042 km2) |
| • Land | 32.655 sq mi (84.577 km2) |
| • Water | 0.180 sq mi (0.467 km2) 0.55% |
| Elevation | 988 ft (301 m) |
| Population | |
• City | 67,887 |
• Estimate (2025)[5] | 77,833 |
| • Rank | US: 494th IA: 5th |
| • Density | 2,078.9/sq mi (802.67/km2) |
| • Urban | 542,486 (US: 78th) |
| • Metro | 753,913 (US: 82nd) |
| • Combined | 939,222 (US: 65th) |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 50021, 50023 |
| Area code | 515 |
| FIPS code | 19-02305 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393960[3] |
| Website | ankenyiowa.gov |
Ankeny (/ˈeɪŋkÉ™ni/, /ˈæ-/) is a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States and a suburb of the state capital of Des Moines. The population was 67,887 at the 2020 census,[4] and was estimated at 77,833 in 2025,[5] making it Iowa’s fifth-most populous city. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is one of Iowa’s fastest-growing cities.