Windsor Heights, Iowa

Windsor Heights, Iowa
City
Windsor Heights welcome sign
Motto: The heart of it all.
Location in the State of Iowa
Coordinates: 41°36′17″N 93°42′40″W / 41.60472°N 93.71111°W / 41.60472; -93.71111Coordinates: 41°36′17″N 93°42′40″W / 41.60472°N 93.71111°W / 41.60472; -93.71111
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Polk
Incorporated	July 19, 1941
Government
• Mayor	Diana Willits
Area
• Total	1.41 sq mi (3.65 km2)
• Land	1.41 sq mi (3.65 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	955 ft (291 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	4,860
• Estimate (2012)	4,877
• Density	3,446.8/sq mi (1,330.8/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	50324
Area code(s)	515
FIPS code	19-86250
GNIS feature ID	0463128
Website	http://www.windsorheights.org/

Windsor Heights is a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 4,860 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Windsor Heights incorporated as a city on July 19, 1941. It was named for nearby Windsor Elementary School in Des Moines; the school was named for early settler Henry Clay Windsor, whose family donated land for the school. In 1958 Windsor Heights annexed the neighboring community of Crestwood, which added roughly 1,300 people to the city and established the city's present boundaries.

Although Windsor Heights is primarily a residential community, some "big-box" retailers have opened stores here, including Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, and Hy-Vee.

On June 26, 2008, the United States Postal Service gave Windsor Heights its own ZIP code of 50324 that was scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2009. Before that, the city shared ZIP codes with neighboring portions of Des Moines and Urbandale.

Windsor Heights is located at 41°36′17″N 94°42′40″W / 41.60472°N 94.71111°W / 41.60472; -94.71111 (41.604722,-93.711111).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.41 square miles (3.65 km²), all of it land.