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Meta Altoona Data Center Campus

This record consolidates 13 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.

operationalproject status
CORROBORATEDbest evidence tier
13linked evidence rows
Project facts

Location and operating record

Operator / developerMeta Platforms, Inc.
JurisdictionAltoona, IA
Address100-2500 Share Way NW
Location precisionstreet address
CoordinatesNot published; no coordinate inferred
CapacityNot established
AliasesMeta Altoona Data Center Campus · Altoona campus · Facebook Altoona Data Center · Meta Altoona
Evidence coverage

What has been researched

Project profile0 rows
Intent / permits0 rows
Civic / infrastructure2 rows
SOURCE RECORD

Meta Altoona Data Center Campus: source record

operational

Campus address range 100-2500 Share Way NW from datacentermap (secondary directory; Building 1 = 100 Share Way NW, Building 4 = 500 Share Way NW, Building 8 = 2000 Share Way NW). Meta describes the campus as powered by 100% renewable wind energy and located in eastern Polk County. Aggregators list 350 MW (suedatacenters) to 1,400 MW (dcmap.us) - large conflict, no MW entered. Individual buildings are kept inside this campus record rather than split, since no per-building permit evidence was fetched.

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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OWNERSHIP AND PROFILE

Meta Altoona Data Center Campus: ownership and profile

operational

Owner: Meta Platforms, Inc. | County: Polk | Research region: Des Moines metro / Central Iowa

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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operational

Meta's own US locations page describes the Altoona data center with construction beginning in 2013, more than $2.5 billion invested and over 400 onsite operations jobs.

Key data: >$2.5B; 400+ operations jobs; construction from 2013

Claim classification: documented_fact · Verification: fetched_and_read · Retrieved: 2026-09-14

Status date: 2026

Limitation: No MW or water data published per site.

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POWER AND GRID

Meta Altoona Data Center Campus: power and grid

operational

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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WATER AND COOLING

Meta Altoona Data Center Campus: water and cooling

operational

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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PERMITS AND JURISDICTION

Meta Altoona Data Center Campus: permits and jurisdiction

operational

Key data: Jurisdictions: Altoona | Polk County | IA

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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CIVIC AND COMMUNITY

Meta Altoona Data Center Campus: civic and community

operational

More than 400 onsite operations jobs; ~1,300 workers at construction peak (Meta)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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operational

$2.6M in community investment cited in Meta's 2021 expansion post

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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TIMELINE

Meta Altoona Data Center Campus: timeline

operational

Construction began on the Altoona data center

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2013

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operational

Meta announced its seventh Altoona expansion (two more buildings), taking the campus past 5M sq ft

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2021-12

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operational

Expansion buildout expected to complete

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2025

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CORROBORATED

DCD reported Meta's seventh Altoona expansion, adding two buildings and pushing the campus beyond 5 million sq ft.

Key data: 7th expansion; campus >5M sq ft

Claim classification: documented_fact · Verification: fetched_and_read · Retrieved: 2026-09-14

Limitation: Building-by-building completion dates not itemized.

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LOCATION AND SITE

Meta Altoona Data Center Campus: location and site

DISCOVERY_LEAD

DataCenterMap lists Meta's Altoona buildings across addresses from 100 to 2500 Share Way NW, Altoona, IA 50009.

Key data: 100-2500 Share Way NW, Altoona 50009

Claim classification: documented_fact · Verification: fetched_and_read · Retrieved: 2026-09-14

Limitation: Commercial directory rather than an assessor or permit record.

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Sources

Evidence and provenance

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