Shelby County, IA Parcels & GIS Data

Shelby County, IA parcel data: 17,830 property records with owner names, assessed values, land use, acreage, and addresses. Preview and download.

Land Records publishes Shelby County, Iowa parcel data covering 17,830 property records.

This page documents parcel-level coverage for Shelby County, Iowa. Each parcel record carries its boundary polygon (GIS geometry) along with attributes such as the parcel ID/APN, owner name and mailing address, situs (property) address, assessed land and improvement values, acreage, land-use and zoning codes, year built, and most recent sale price and date. Exact fill rates for Shelby County are listed in the attribute-coverage table below. Preview the data in the interactive explorer, or download the complete Shelby County property dataset.

Shelby County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,746. The county seat and the largest city is Harlan.

FIPS 19165

Official county website: http://www.shco.org

The FIPS code for Shelby County is 19165.

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Attribute coverage

Shelby County contains 17,830 parcels in the current dataset. Column coverage is the percentage of those parcels for which the attribute is populated (non-NULL). For the LBCS columns, only real classifications count: the to-be-determined and not-applicable placeholder codes are excluded.

ColumnCoverageRecords populated
lrid100%17,830
parcelid100%17,830
parcelid20.1%17
ogparcelid100%17,830
ogparcelid20.1%17
parentid<0.1%0
stackid<0.1%0
geoid100%17,830
statefp100%17,830
countyfp100%17,830
countyname100%17,830
cousubfp100%17,830
cousubname100%17,830
tractce100%17,830
tractname100%17,830
taxacctnum<0.1%0
taxyear100%17,830
taxdistrict<0.1%0
usecode<0.1%0
usedesc0.4%66
zoningcode16.9%3,005
zoningdesc99.1%17,661
numbldgs0.8%135
numunits0.7%121
yearbuilt<0.1%0
numfloors<0.1%0
bldgsqft<0.1%0
bedrooms<0.1%0
halfbaths<0.1%0
fullbaths<0.1%0
imprvalue98.1%17,485
landvalue98.1%17,485
agvalue98.1%17,485
totalvalue98.1%17,485
taxacres96.8%17,254
calcarea100%17,830
saleamt<0.1%0
saledate<0.1%0
ownertype99.9%17,807
ownername99.9%17,807
owneraddr0.4%77
ownercity<0.1%0
ownerstate<0.1%0
ownerzip<0.1%0
parceladdr0.2%29
parcelcity0.2%29
parcelstate100%17,830
parcelzip100%17,830
legaldesc<0.1%0
township99.8%17,793
section99.8%17,793
qtrsection99.8%17,793
range99.8%17,793
plssdesc99.8%17,793
book<0.1%0
page<0.1%0
block<0.1%0
lot<0.1%0
parceltype0.3%53
accesstype0.5%82
iucnclass0.2%27
placename2.4%425
placetype2.3%419
firmid100%17,830
firmdate100%17,830
fldzone100%17,830
zonesubty94.7%16,877
staticbfe<0.1%0
elevmin100%17,829
elevmax100%17,829
elevavg100%17,829
fireplaces<0.1%0
heating<0.1%0
heatfuel<0.1%0
cooling<0.1%0
foundation<0.1%0
roofcover<0.1%0
siding<0.1%0
bldgtype<0.1%0
naicscode16.1%2,864
frsid<0.1%0
dfrurl<0.1%0
caapermit<0.1%0
cwapermit<0.1%0
rcrapermit<0.1%0
updated100%17,830
centroidx100%17,830
centroidy100%17,830
surfpointx100%17,830
surfpointy100%17,830
geom100%17,830
extras100%17,830
ownerlist76.2%13,594
placefp26.9%4,793
zoningurl16.9%3,005
lbcsactivity76.7%13,681
lbcsfunction76.7%13,681
lbcstype76.5%13,639
lbcscharacter99.0%17,647
lbcsownership99.9%17,807
sourceurl<0.1%0

Schema mapping

How source columns from the acquired Shelby County GIS layers map into the harmonized entity schemas and assemble into the published parcel table, alongside supplemented fields (elevation, flood zone) and deterministic columns.

Schema mapping — Shelby County, Iowa (19165) 2 entities · most recent acquisition per entity · generated 2026-10-10 direct column transformed (expression) geometry extras json supplemented determined ALL ENTITIES → FINAL PARCEL SCHEMA Harmonized entity columns assemble into publish.parcel_layer — matched by column name. Supplemented fields show their fill rate in this county. SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED ENTITIES PUBLISH.PARCEL_LAYER PARCEL bps parcelid parcelid2 totalvalue taxacres ownername owneraddr geom parentid ogparcelid parceladdr geoid parcelid parcelid2 totalvalue taxacres ownername owneraddr geom parentid extras ZONING geom zoning districtnamefull classtype zoningnotes 254 cols ⇢ geom zoningcode zoningdesc zoningtype notes extras determined · ground truth 100% lrid 100% geoid 100% statefp 100% countyfp 100% countyname 100% cousubfp 100% cousubname 100% tractce 100% tractname 100% taxyear 100% updated geom · derived from geometry geom dem.us_1m · USGS 1m DEM 100% elevmin 100% elevmax 100% elevavg s_fld_haz_ar · FEMA NFHL 100% fldzone 94.7% zonesubty 100% firmdate 100% firmid supplemented · derived / other pipelines 98.1% imprvalue 98.1% landvalue 98.1% agvalue 100% parcelstate 100% parcelzip 100% township 100% section 100% qtrsection 100% range 100% plssdesc 76.2% ownerlist 76.7% lbcsactivity 76.7% lbcsfunction 76.5% lbcstype 99.0% lbcscharacter 100% lbcsownership lrid parcelid parcelid2 ogparcelid ogparcelid2 parentid geoid statefp countyfp countyname cousubfp cousubname tractce tractname taxyear zoningcode zoningdesc imprvalue landvalue agvalue totalvalue taxacres calcarea ownertype ownername owneraddr parcelstate parcelzip township section qtrsection range plssdesc firmid firmdate fldzone zonesubty elevmin elevmax elevavg updated centroidx centroidy surfpointx surfpointy geom extras ownerlist lbcsactivity lbcsfunction lbcstype lbcscharacter lbcsownership publish.parcel_layer columns not fed by these sources (48) — empty or below 50% fill in this county stackid, taxacctnum, taxdistrict, usecode, usedesc, numbldgs, numunits, yearbuilt, numfloors, bldgsqft, bedrooms, halfbaths, fullbaths, saleamt saledate, ownercity, ownerstate, ownerzip, parceladdr, parcelcity, legaldesc, book, page, block, lot, parceltype, accesstype, iucnclass placename, placetype, staticbfe, fireplaces, heating, heatfuel, cooling, foundation, roofcover, siding, bldgtype, naicscode, frsid, dfrurl caapermit, cwapermit, rcrapermit, placefp, zoningurl, sourceurl PARCEL 9 mapped · 9 transformed · 46 unmapped (NULL) SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED → PARCEL bps parcelid parcelid2 totalvalue taxacres ownername owneraddr geom parentid ogparcelid parceladdr geoid parcelid NULLIF(TRIM(BOTH FROM bps.parcelid), '')::text parcelid2 NULLIF(TRIM(BOTH FROM bps.parcelid2), '')::text totalvalue NULLIF(TRIM(BOTH FROM bps.totalvalue), '')::text taxacres NULLIF(TRIM(BOTH FROM bps.taxacres), '')::text ownername NULLIF(TRIM(BOTH FROM bps.ownername), '')::text owneraddr NULLIF(TRIM(BOTH FROM bps.owneraddr), '')::text geom bps.geom parentid NULLIF(TRIM(BOTH FROM bps.parentid), '')::text extras json_build_object( 'ogparcelid', NULLIF(TRIM(BOTH FROM bps.ogpa… not present in source — filled with NULL (46) taxacctnum, taxyear, usecode, usedesc, zoningcode, zoningdesc, numbldgs, numunits, yearbuilt, numfloors, bldgsqft, bedrooms, halfbaths fullbaths, imprvalue, landvalue, agvalue, saleamt, saledate, ownercity, ownerstate, ownerzip, parceladdr, parcelcity, parcelstate, parcelzip legaldesc, township, section, qtrsection, range, plssdesc, book, page, block, lot, updated, sourceurl, taxdistrict, heatfuel, fireplaces heating, cooling, foundation, roofcover, siding ZONING 5 mapped · 254 kept in extras · 4 unmapped (NULL) SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED → ZONING geom zoning districtnamefull classtype zoningnotes geom zoningcode zoningdesc zoningtype notes extras · 254 source columns preserved as json zoning_join, city, source, fips7, acres, districtmapped districtmappedextinct, districtoverlay isrestrictedresidencedistrict, zoningtype districtoverlayalters, districtisplanneddev, family1treatment family1minlotsize, family1frontsetback, family1sidesetback family1rearsetback, family1maxcoveragebldgimperv family1minparking, family1parkingunit, family1maxstories family1maxheight, family1ftar, family1minunitsize family1maxbedrooms, family1landscaping, family1minfrontage family2treatment, family2minlotsize, family2maxdensity family2frontsetback, family2sidesetback, family2rearsetback family2maxcoveragebldgimperv, family2minparking family2maxstories, family2maxheight, family2ftar family2minunitsize, family2maxbedrooms, family2landscaping family2minfrontage, family2parkingunit, family3treatment family3minlotsize, family3maxdensity, family3frontsetback family3sidesetback, family3rearsetback family3maxcoveragebldgimperv, family3minparking family3connectiontransit, family3maxstories, family3maxheight family3ftar, family3minunitsize, family3maxbedrooms family3landscaping, family3minfrontage, family3parkingunit family4treatment, family4minlotsize, family4maxdensity family4frontsetback, family4sidesetback, family4rearsetback family4maxcoveragebldgimperv, family4minparking family4connectionsewer, family4maxstories, family4maxheight family4ftar, family4minunitsize, family4maxbedrooms family4maxunitsbldg, family4maxunitsdev, family4minfrontage family4parkingunit, family4landscaping, family5treatment family5minlotsize, family5minfrontage, family5maxdensity family5frontsetback, family5sidesetback, family5rearsetback family5maxcoveragebldgimperv, family5minparking family5parkingunit, family5connectionsewer family5connectiontransit, family5maxstories, family5maxheight family5ftar, family5minunitsize, family5maxbedrooms family5maxunitsbldg, family5maxunitsdev, family5landscaping family6treatment, family6minlotsize, family6minfrontage family6maxdensity, family6frontsetback, family6sidesetback family6rearsetback, family6maxcoveragebldgimperv family6minparking, family6parkingunit family6connectiontransit, family6maxstories, family6maxheight family6ftar, family6minunitsize, family6maxbedrooms family6maxunitsbldg, family6maxunitsdev, family6landscaping family7treatment, family7minlotsize, family7minfrontage family7maxdensity, family7frontsetback, family7sidesetback family7rearsetback, family7maxcoveragebldgimperv family7minparking, family7parkingunit, family7connectionsewer family7connectiontransit, family7maxstories, family7maxheight family7ftar, family7minunitsize, family7maxbedrooms family7maxunitsbldg, family7maxunitsdev, family7landscaping family8treatment, family8minlotsize, family8minfrontage family8maxdensity, family8frontsetback, family8sidesetback family8rearsetback, family8maxcoveragebldgimperv family8minparking, family8parkingunit family8connectiontransit, family8maxstories, family8maxheight family8ftar, family8minunitsize, family8maxbedrooms family8maxunitsbldg, family8maxunitsdev, family8landscaping family9treatment, family9affordable, family9minlotsize family9maxdensity, family9frontsetback, family9sidesetback family9rearsetback, family9maxcoveragebldgimperv family9minparking, family9connectiontransit family9maxstories, family9maxheight, family9ftar family9minunitsize, family9maxbedrooms, family9maxunitsbldg family9maxunitsbldgunits, family9maxunitsdev family9landscaping, family9minfrontage, family9parkingunit afftreatment, affminlotsize, aff2maxdensity, affminparking affconnectiontransit, affmaxbedrooms, affmaxunitsbldg affmaxunitsdev, afflandscaping, affminfrontage affparkingunit, affregulationdesc, adutreatment aduoccupancyfamily, aduoccupancyrenter, aduoccupancyowner aduelderly, aduminlotsize, aduminparking adurestrictedtoprimary, adusizeperc, adusizepercunit adumaxbedrooms, adurequirelotsize, adurequireminsize adurequiremaxsize, adurequireparking, adusizepercvalue adumaxbedroomsvalue, mobileparktreatment mobileparkminparksize, mobileparkminlotsize mobileparkmaxparksize, mobilehometreatment mobilehomeregulations, manufacturedhometreatment manufacturedhomeregulations, tinyhometreatment tinyhomethreshold, tinyhomeregulations, liveworktreatment planneddevsize, planneddevreferences planneddevreferenceslist, planneddevdensityregulated planneddevdensity, planneddevdensitytype, planneddevmixeduse manuparktreatment, manuparkminparksize, manuparkmaxparksize manuparkminlotsize, grptreatment, grpregulationdesc smallgrpbyright, smallgrpbypermit, biggrpbyright biggrpbypermit, grpminlotsize, grpminfrontage, grp2maxdensity grpminparking, grpparkingunit, grpmaxbedrooms grpmaxunitsbldg, grpmaxunitsdev, grplandscaping, pudtreatment pudminsize, puddensity, pudmixeduse, liveworkdefinition grpdefinition, tinyhomedefinition, affdefinition, city_class extras not present in source — filled with NULL (4) ordinance, setbacks, restrictions, sourceurl

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Shelby County, IA parcel and GIS data?

Land Records publishes a Shelby County, IA parcel dataset in which every parcel carries its boundary polygon (GIS geometry) along with ownership, assessed value, land use, acreage, and sale history. Preview it in the interactive explorer on this page, or download the full Shelby County, IA dataset as a GeoPackage or CSV.

How many parcels are in Shelby County, IA?

The current dataset contains 17,830 parcel records for Shelby County, IA, each with its boundary geometry and assessor attributes.

What is the FIPS code for Shelby County, IA?

The FIPS code for Shelby County, IA is 19165.

What information does each Shelby County, IA parcel record include?

Each Shelby County, IA parcel record includes the parcel ID/APN, owner name and mailing address, situs (property) address, assessed land and improvement values, acreage, land-use and zoning codes, year built, and the most recent sale price and date — plus the parcel boundary polygon. Per-attribute fill rates are listed in the coverage table on this page.

Is Shelby County, IA parcel data free?

You can preview Shelby County, IA parcels for free in the interactive explorer. The complete dataset is available as a one-time download or through the nationwide parcel web service; see the download options on this page for current pricing.

Does Shelby County, IA have an official GIS or property records website?

Yes — the official Shelby County, IA government website is linked in the county details above. Land Records standardizes Shelby County, IA assessor and recorder records into a single nationwide parcel schema with GIS boundary geometry.

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