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Data center project · Polk County, Iowa

Meta Altoona data center

Operating · Meta's largest campus, more than 5 million square feet once its seventh expansion is done; listed for context.

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Status
Operating · as of Dec. 15, 2021
Location
Altoona, near Interstate 80 · Polk County
Status note
Building since 2013; the seventh expansion was due to finish in 2025.
Power
Not reported
No figure published.
Floor area
5,000,000 sq ft
Investment
More than $2.5 billion (company figure, 2021)
Developer and team
Meta
End user
Meta
Incentives
A Meta subsidiary, Siculus LLC, received a High Quality Jobs local property tax exemption in May 2019 for a $400 million phase (IEDA records, as reported)
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.

Updates, newest first

  1. May 23, 2024 IEDA records cited by the Business Record show a 2019 property tax exemption for a $400 million Altoona phase. (Business Record (innovationIOWA), May 23, 2024)
  2. Dec. 15, 2021 Meta announced two more buildings, its seventh expansion at Altoona, bringing the campus past 5 million square feet. (Data Center Frontier, Dec. 15, 2021)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Operating before 2024; listed for context.

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