Corning, Iowa

Corning, Iowa
City
View of Main Street in Corning
Coordinates: 40°00′05″N 94°44′53″W / 40.00139°N 94.74806°W / 40.00139; -94.74806
Country	USA
State	Iowa
County	Adams
Townships	Quincy, Jasper
Established	1869
Incorporated	December 13, 1871
Area [1]
• Total	1.56 sq mi (4.05 km2)
• Land	1.56 sq mi (4.04 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,217 ft (371 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,564
• Density	1,003.85/sq mi (387.54/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	50841
Area code	641
FIPS code	19-16500
GNIS feature ID	2393636[2]
Website	www.cityofcorningia.com

Corning is a city in Quincy and Jasper Townships, Adams County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,564 at the 2020 census.^[3] It is the county seat of Adams County.^[4] Corning is located just north of the intersection of U.S. Route 34 and Iowa Highway 148. Corning is perhaps best known as the birthplace of Johnny Carson. Daniel Webster Turner, who was governor of Iowa from 1931 to 1933, was born in Corning on March 17, 1877.

The town is named for Erastus Corning who owned stock in the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad which reached Corning on August 23, 1869^[5] (resulting in the local depot moving from nearby Queen City to Corning). Corning donated a church bell to the Methodist Church.^[6] Corning also owned sizeable shares of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and other towns on the railroad including Corning, Missouri.