Chariton, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 4573 Housing Units (2000): 2155 Land area (2000): 3.693360 sq. miles (9.565759 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.693360 sq. miles (9.565759 sq. km) FIPS code: 12720 Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19 Location: 41.016033 N, 93.307610 W ZIP Codes (1990): 50049 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Chariton, IA Chariton