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Data centers in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

No data center in Cerro Gordo County is on the record. The nearest one planned is Mountain Lake Data Center in Minnesota, about 108 miles away, reported. The nearest running is Meta Altoona Data Center, about 99 miles away.

No county rule about data centers is on the record for Cerro Gordo County itself; 1 body inside it has a scorecard row. The latest decision on the record: Mason City rezoned approximately 380 acres of farmland along 43rd Street SW for industrial development in April 2026 (Mason City).

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The closest data centers to Cerro Gordo County

The nearest data center planned, the nearest running, and any stalled or cancelled within 50 miles, in Iowa and the states that border it. Each distance is a straight line between the two points it names.

  1. Nearest one planned

    Reported

    Site not located

    Mountain Lake Data Center

    Mountain Lake, Cottonwood County

    No dated entry on the record yet.

    About 108 miles from the center of Cerro Gordo County to Windom, the seat of Cottonwood County.

  2. Nearest one running

    Running

    Site not located

    Meta Altoona Data Center

    Altoona, Polk County · Meta

    No dated entry on the record yet.

    About 99 miles from the center of Cerro Gordo County to the center of Altoona.

What Cerro Gordo County has decided 1 body, 1 decision on the record

What the county and the cities in it have done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement one tap away, newest first, with its source.

BodyLevelRatingIn force untilLatest actActsVerified
Mason Citycitynot ratedMason City rezoned approximately 380 acres of farmland along 43rd Street SW for industrial development in April 2026. kimt.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet April 20261 act on this row
Every act on the Mason City row
  1. event

    Mason City rezoned approximately 380 acres of farmland along 43rd Street SW for industrial development in April 2026

    kimt.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet

Last verified April 1, 2026.

12026-04-01

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The rules across Iowa

Nearby places with records

84 miles away, Minnesota Pine Island: 1 data center on the record.
96 miles away, Minnesota Goodhue County: 1 data center on the record.
97 miles away Polk County: 2 data centers on the record.
99 miles away Altoona: 1 data center on the record.
103 miles away, Minnesota Mountain Lake: 1 data center on the record.
105 miles away Des Moines: 1 data center on the record.

Distances run between the centers the Census Bureau gives each place. Every Iowa county.

Questions about Cerro Gordo County

Is there a data center near Cerro Gordo County?

No data center in Cerro Gordo County is on the record. The nearest one planned is Mountain Lake Data Center in Minnesota, about 108 miles from the center of Cerro Gordo County to Windom, the seat of Cottonwood County, reported. The nearest running is Meta Altoona Data Center, about 99 miles from the center of Cerro Gordo County to the center of Altoona.

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Is Cerro Gordo County allowing new data centers?

No county rule about data centers is on the record for Cerro Gordo County itself; 1 body inside it has a scorecard row. The latest decision on the record: Mason City rezoned approximately 380 acres of farmland along 43rd Street SW for industrial development in April 2026 (Mason City).

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Researcher view · Cerro Gordo County, Iowa · 0 records, 1 rule row · Census GEOID 19033 · basis and source tier on every row · verified April 1, 2026

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