Facebook Altoona Data Center 2
DatacenteractiveIA · Meta
At a glance
Facebook Altoona Data Center 2 is a hyperscale datacenter at 1401 Northridge Cir, IA 50009. It is operated by Meta. The facility is catalogued at about 307,370 square feet. Among the best-connected interconnection facilities in the area, the closest is LightEdge Des Moines 2 (DSM2), 2.7 miles away, with 5 connected networks.
Who operates Facebook Altoona Data Center 2?
Facebook Altoona Data Center 2 is operated by Meta. In the GridCensus catalog Meta is listed at 73 US datacenters in 21 states, 9 of them in Iowa. The operators with the most facilities in Iowa are Microsoft (24), Google (23), Meta (9).
Where is Facebook Altoona Data Center 2 located?
The facility's recorded address is 1401 Northridge Cir, IA 50009. Iowa has 91 catalogued datacenters, the 7th-most of any state.
How large is Facebook Altoona Data Center 2?
Facebook Altoona Data Center 2 covers about 307,370 square feet. By footprint it ranks 13th of the 62 Iowa datacenters with a recorded floor area. The median recorded footprint in Iowa is 216,139 square feet, so this facility is larger than the typical Iowa datacenter.
What network and power infrastructure is near Facebook Altoona Data Center 2?
5 PeeringDB interconnection facilities are listed in the surrounding area; of those, the closest is LightEdge Des Moines 2 (DSM2), about 2.7 miles away. The best-connected of them, Connect Des Moines, has 10 networks present, against a Iowa median of 2 networks per facility. 5 other datacenters are listed in the surrounding area (within about half a degree of latitude and longitude). The highest-scoring candidate site nearby is BONDURANT in Polk County, with a DC Readiness score of 69.3 out of 100 and a 345 kV substation nearby.
Nearby internet exchanges
- Connect Des MoinesDes Moines, IA · 10 networks
- Cologix DSM1Des Moines, IA · 8 networks
- LightEdge Des Moines 1 (DSM1)Altoona, IA · 6 networks
- LightEdge Des Moines 2 (DSM2)Altoona, IA · 5 networks
- Aureon DowntownDes Moines, IA · 2 networks
Other datacenters nearby
- Altoona Meta Data CenterMeta · Altoona, IA
- Project AlluvionMicrosoft · IA
- Project OsmiumMicrosoft · IA
- Facebook Altoona Data Center 5Meta · IA
- Facebook Altoona Data Center 4Meta · IA
Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near Facebook Altoona Data Center 2, ranked by DC Readiness — useful for evaluating expansion or second-site options in the same power/fiber market.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BONDURANT | Substation-Adjacent | IA | Polk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 69.3 |
| GREATER DES MOINES ENERGY CENTER | Substation-Adjacent | IA | Polk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 69.2 |
| SE POLK | Substation-Adjacent | IA | Polk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 69.1 |
| GRIMES | Substation-Adjacent | IA | Dallas County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 68.1 |
| SYCAMORE | Substation-Adjacent | IA | Polk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 68.1 |
| NORWALK | Substation-Adjacent | IA | Warren County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 67.0 |
| OZ Polk | Greenfield | IA | Polk | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 65.9 |
| Harriet Street Solar Field | Brownfield | IA | Polk | 69 kV | 1 MW | 4.3 yrs | 65.9 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who owns or operates Facebook Altoona Data Center 2?
Facebook Altoona Data Center 2 is operated by Meta. Meta runs 73 datacenters in the GridCensus catalog across 21 states. Ownership of the building itself can differ from the operator; the operator is the company running the facility.
What is the address of Facebook Altoona Data Center 2?
Facebook Altoona Data Center 2 is located at 1401 Northridge Cir, IA 50009. Its coordinates are 41.6655, -93.5082.
How big is Facebook Altoona Data Center 2?
Facebook Altoona Data Center 2 covers about 307,370 square feet. That is the 13th-largest of 62 Iowa datacenters with a recorded footprint.
Which internet exchanges and carrier hotels are near Facebook Altoona Data Center 2?
GridCensus lists 5 PeeringDB interconnection facilities near Facebook Altoona Data Center 2: LightEdge Des Moines 2 (DSM2) (2.7 miles, 5 networks); LightEdge Des Moines 1 (DSM1) (2.7 miles, 6 networks); Connect Des Moines (8.2 miles, 10 networks).
What type of datacenter is Facebook Altoona Data Center 2?
Facebook Altoona Data Center 2 is classified as a hyperscale facility — a large campus building operated by a cloud or internet company for its own workloads.
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About this data
Source: PNNL datacenter atlas and OpenStreetMap facility records, deduplicated by GridCensus, as published March 7, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Facebook Altoona Data Center 2, IA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenters/facebook-altoona-data-center-2-b32d6af1 (data as of March 7, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
Capacity and footprint are catalogued figures from public facility records and may lag operational changes.
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