Tripoli ( /trɨpoʊlə/ tri-poh-lə) is a city in Bremer County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1310 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Waterloo–Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. Tripoli is located at 42°48′21″N 92°15′27″W / 42.80583°N 92.2575°W / 42.80583; -92.2575 (42.805736, -92.257580). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), all of it land.