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Data centers in Mason City, Iowa

No data center in Mason City is on the record. The nearest one planned is Google Pine Island Data Center in Minnesota, about 103 miles away, proposed. The nearest running is Meta Altoona Data Center, about 104 miles away.

Mason City has a scorecard row with no rating yet. The latest decision on the record: Mason City rezoned approximately 380 acres of farmland along 43rd Street SW for industrial development in April 2026. Cerro Gordo County's own decisions are on the Cerro Gordo County page.

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The closest data centers to Mason City

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

    Proposed

    Site not located

    Google Pine Island Data Center

    Pine Island, Goodhue County · Google

    Latest, reported August 19, 2026: Google is expected to announce the project's Panther Program and other initiatives benefiting the Pine Island School District, with a projected investment of $24 million.

    About 103 miles from the center of Mason City to Red Wing, the seat of Goodhue County.

    kttc.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet
  2. Nearest one running

    Running

    Site not located

    Meta Altoona Data Center

    Altoona, Polk County · Meta

    No dated entry on the record yet.

    About 104 miles from the center of Mason City to the center of Altoona.

What Mason City has decided 1 body, 1 decision on the record

What the city has 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

A month with no day: the source names the month and not the day. A rating rests only on a binding act in force; "not rated" means no person has set one. A blank cell means the record holds nothing for it.

The rules across Iowa

The county and nearby counties

The county Cerro Gordo County: No data center on the record yet.
78 miles away, Minnesota Pine Island: 1 data center on the record.
90 miles away, Minnesota Goodhue County: 1 data center on the record.
102 miles away, Minnesota Mountain Lake: 1 data center on the record.
103 miles away Polk County: 2 data centers on the record.
105 miles away Altoona: 1 data center on the record.
105 miles away, Minnesota Dakota County: 3 data centers on the record. A pause is on the record.

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

Questions about Mason City

Is there a data center near Mason City?

No data center in Mason City is on the record. The nearest one planned is Google Pine Island Data Center in Minnesota, about 103 miles from the center of Mason City to Red Wing, the seat of Goodhue County, proposed. The nearest running is Meta Altoona Data Center, about 104 miles from the center of Mason City to the center of Altoona.

answered from the rows above

Is Mason City allowing new data centers?

Mason City has a scorecard row with no rating yet. The latest decision on the record: Mason City rezoned approximately 380 acres of farmland along 43rd Street SW for industrial development in April 2026.

answered from the rows above

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Researcher view · Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa · 0 records, 1 rule row · Census GEOID 1950160 · basis and source tier on every row · verified April 1, 2026

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