No project in Unincorporated Polk County, but 3 nearby
Who decides here: the Polk County Board of Supervisors decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Edged data center (Ankeny)
Ankeny, Polk County
17.5 acres
🕒 March 3, 2025: Ankeny City Council approved a development agreement for a 105,000 sq ft multi-tenant da…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Approved, not built yetabout 8 miles awayTract data center park (Altoona)
Altoona, Polk County
453 acres
🕒 Oct 1, 2025: Tract announced it bought a 453-acre, fully zoned site in Altoona for a data center park.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Approved, not built yetabout 13 miles awayTract 'Project West' data center park (Norwalk)
Norwalk, Warren County
282 acres
🕒 March 5, 2026: Norwalk City Council approved a development agreement with Tract.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Polk County. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Polk County: Midamerican Energy Co. (company) or Consumers Energy (co-op (owned by its members)) or Interstate Power and Light Co. (company) or Midland Power Co-op (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Iowa.