Founded on Jan 13, 1846, Story County is one of 99 counties in the state of Iowa. Historically, Story County was formed from Boone County, Jasper County, and Polk County. The city of Nevada is the county seat. With FIPS code of 169, Story County has a population of 99,472 and area of 573 square miles (1,484 km2).
List of all cities in Story County, IA alphabetically
| City/Town | Postal Code | Area Code |
| Ames, IA | 50010 | 515 |
| 50011 | 515 | |
| 50012 | 515 | |
| 50013 | 515 | |
| 50014 | 515 | |
| Cambridge, IA | 50046 | 515 |
| Clyde, IA | 50055 | 641 |
| Collins, IA | 50055 | 641 |
| Colo, IA | 50056 | 641 |
| Farrar, IA | 50161 | 515 |
| Fernald, IA | 50201 | 515 |
| Gilbert, IA | 50105 | 515 |
| Huxley, IA | 50124 | 515 |
| Iowa Center, IA | 50161 | 515 |
| Iowa State University, IA | 50011 | 515 |
| 50012 | 515 | |
| 50013 | 515 | |
| Kelley, IA | 50134 | 515 |
| Maxwell, IA | 50161 | 515 |
| Mc Callsburg, IA | 50154 | 515 |
| Midvale, IA | 50124 | 515 |
| Nevada, IA | 50201 | 515 |
| Roland, IA | 50236 | 515 |
| Shipley, IA | 50201 | 515 |
| Slater, IA | 50244 | 515 |
| Story City, IA | 50248 | 515 |
| Zearing, IA | 50278 | 641 |