Akron Map
Akron is a city in Plymouth County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,489 at the 2000 census.
Akron is located at 42°49?31?N 96°33?24?W / 42.82528°N 96.55667°W / 42.82528; -96.55667 (42.825289, -96.556582), along the Big Sioux River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), all of it land.
Nearby cities include Elk Point, Hawarden, Alcester, Brunsville, Jefferson.