Ottumwa Quick Facts

County - Wapello

County Seat - Ottumwa

Population

- Ottumwa, 24,537

- Wapello County, 35,865  

Churches

- nearly 70

Public Information Facilities - 6 radio stations (2 AM & 4 FM), 2 television, and 1 newspaper

Highways - US Hwy. #34 & #63

Labor Force - 18,350

Largest Employers

1) Excel Corp 1,750

2) Deere Ottumwa Works 950

3) Ottumwa Regional Health Center 861

4) Ottumwa Community School District 532

5) Indian Hills Community College 345

6) Cargill 424

7) City of Ottumwa 312

8) Hy Vee Foods 275

9) TENCO Industries 215

10) Wal-Mart 212

11) Southern Prairie Education Agency 15 200

12) Target 185

13) Tennyson Enterprises 180

14) Wapello County 165

15) Ottumwa Medical Clinic 150

16) Universal Rundle 140

17) APAC Teleservices 135

18) Ottumwa Good Samaritan Center 123

19) Winger Mechanical Contracting 120

20) Elliott Oil 110

21) Home Oil 110

Area

- 17 square miles

Schools (more detail available)  

- nine public

- one private

- one middle school

- one high school

- one alternative school  

- one community college

Medical - 1 hospital w/ 235 total beds, 6 nursing homes, 2 clinics, w/ 70+ physicians

Lodging - 1 hotel, and 8 motels with a combined total of 450 rooms

Public Parks - over 700 acres

Climate

- Average summer Temperature, 73.9 degrees

- Average winter Temperature, 25.4 degrees

- Average annual rainfall, 35.1 inches

- Average annual snowfall, 29.5 inches

City Information / Services:

Ottumwa has a mayor-council form of government with a mayor and five council members elected at large in a non-partisan elections for two-year terms. All addresses and phone numbers are as follows: 

105 E. 3rd Street

Ottumwa, IA 52501

641-683-0600