Delaware, Iowa

About Delaware

Delaware is a tiny community in eastern Iowa with an estimated population of 139.

Delaware holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.73 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 190 residents per square mile.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Delaware Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Delaware — but the Iowa one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in eastern Iowa, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Iowa — one of 1,026 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Manchester Fish Hatchery · Attraction

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