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Shenandoah: Government & Civic

Shenandoah's civic structure: Shenandoah operates as an incorporated municipal government (city hall: +1 (633) 112-2988). Sits in U.S. Congressional District 3. Municipal code published via municode. Nearest courthouse: Fremont County Courthouse (14.9 mi away). Federal spending in the surrounding county runs $8,500 per resident ($0.1B FY2024).

City Hall & Contacts

Contacts · City Hall · NameCITY OF SHENANDOAH
Contacts · City Hall · Phone+1 (633) 112-2988
Contacts · City Hall · AddressPO BOX 338
Contacts · City Hall · CitySHENANDOAH
Contacts · City Hall · Zip51601
Contacts · City Hall · Phone How Foundscraped from city hall website
Contacts · City Hall · Phone Verified At2026-04-12
Government Structure · Government NameCITY OF SHENANDOAH
Government Structure · Government Type2 - MUNICIPAL
Government Structure · AddressPO BOX 338
Government Structure · Zip51601
Municipal Code · Publishermunicode
Municipal Code Publishermunicode
Municipal Code URLhttps://library.municode.com/ia/shenandoah-city-iowa

Sources: Census Govt Units + municipal websites · COG General Purpose — city+state match · Municode/eCode360 directory scrape — matched by state + place FIPS  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Mayor & City Council

City Officials (1)

Shenandoah Valley Conservancy
Mayor · https://www.shenandoah.org

State Representation

Federal and state legislative representation: U.S. Congressional district, U.S. Senators, and state legislative districts. Officials change with elections.

State Legislative Districts · Upper Chamber19012
State Legislative Districts · Lower Chamber19024

Sources: NCES school state legislative district assignment

Federal Representation

Federal and state legislative representation: U.S. Congressional district, U.S. Senators, and state legislative districts. Officials change with elections.

Senators (2)

Chuck Grassley
R · 1981
Joni Ernst
R · 2015
Congressional District · District3
Congressional District · Congress118th

Sources: NCES school congressional district assignment

Voting & Eligibility

State Campaign Finance · Total Contributions25,383,128.90
State Campaign Finance · Total Transactions1,234,765
State Campaign Finance · Num Committees3
State Campaign Finance · Cycle2,024
State Campaign Finance · Per Capita7.96 (vs Iowa $7,013)
Voting · Citizen Voting Age Pop3,865
Voting · Citizen 18Plus3,789
Voting · Noncitizen 18Plus76
Voting · Eligible Voter Pct79.0%

Sources: FEC API schedule_a/by_state — aggregated by state · Census ACS — citizen voting age population

Justice & Courts

Court infrastructure — county courthouses + nearest state/federal courts. Distance reflects driving miles to the nearest courthouse.

Courthouses Detail · County total1
Nearest Courthouse · NameFremont County Courthouse
Nearest Courthouse · CitySidney
Nearest Courthouse · Distance14.9 mi

Sources: HIFLD / IRS BMF · HIFLD Courthouses  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Disaster History

Federal Disaster Declarations (10)

COVID-19 Pandemic Federal Disaster
January 2020 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance only (institutional reimbursement) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4483-IA
COVID-19 Emergency
January 2020 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance only (institutional reimbursement) · EM-3480-IA
Severe Storms And Flooding
March 2019 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4421-IA
Flooding
May 2011 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1998-IA
Severe Winter Storms And Snowstorm
December 2009 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1877-IA
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
May 2008 · Major disaster declaration · Individual Assistance to residents · DR-1763-IA
Severe Winter Storm
December 2007 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1737-IA
Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes
May 2007 · Major disaster declaration · Individual Assistance to residents · DR-1705-IA
Hurricane Katrina (hosted evacuees, no local impact)
August 2005 · Emergency declaration · hosted federal evacuees (no local impact) · EM-3239-IA
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
May 2004 · Major disaster declaration · Individual Assistance to residents · DR-1518-IA

Federal Spending

Federal dollars flowing to the surrounding county — grants, direct payments, contracts, loans (USAspending.gov).

Federal Spending · Federal Spending Fy2024$56,143,677
Federal Spending · Per Capita8,500.18 (vs Iowa $7,013)
Federal Spending · Population6,605 people (vs Iowa 24,827)

Sources: USAspending API

Other

County Officials (1)

Virginia Constitution
County Clerk · https://www.shenandoahcountyva.gov
Live Links · Weather Forecasthttps://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=40.74941&lon=-95.359336
Live Links · Weather Alertshttps://alerts.weather.gov/search?point=40.74941,-95.359336
State Fiscal · Gdp Billions214
State Fiscal · Fed Taxes Paid Per Capita10,274
State Fiscal · Fed Spending Received Per Capita$10,685
State Fiscal · Balance Per Capita411
State Fiscal · Net RecipientYes

Sources: NWS API — built from school coordinates · Public fiscal data compilation