About Redding
Redding, IA is a tiny community located in southwestern Iowa counting 64 people who proudly call it home.
Redding holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.99 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 65 residents per square mile.
📰 Redding News Today
- Rhonda Nauman Obituary Nov 3, 2025 Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center · Nov 3
- Dorothy McCreary Obituary The Des Moines Register · Apr 6
- Dean Olney Obituary (2026) - Sacramento, CA - Prugh-Dunfee Funeral Home Legacy obituary · May 7
- Redding News The Maryville Forum · Jan 25
- Dorothy McCreary Obituary - West Des Moines, IA Dignity Memorial · Apr 5
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Redding Unique
- With 64 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
- Positioned in southwestern 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
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Redding
- Boone Woods · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateIowa
TypeCity
Population (2024)64
Rank in state#876 of 940
Land area0.99 sq mi
Density65/sq mi
Coordinates40.6054, -94.3820