Walnut, Iowa

About Walnut

Set in the southwestern part of Iowa, Walnut is a tiny community counting 728 people who proudly call it home.

Walnut holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.2 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 331 residents per square mile.

📰 Walnut News Today

• Walnut, Iowa: Antique show and rural passport boost small-town businesses KMTV 3 News Now Omaha · Jun 19
• Joe Schmitt Obituary May 31, 2026 Schmidt Family Funeral Homes · May 31
• Iowa's 'Antique City' With A Quaint Downtown Is Sandwiched Between Omaha And Des Moines islands.com · Aug 11
• Dennis Brix Obituary Feb 22, 2026 Roland Funeral Service · Feb 22
• Valdeen Osborn Obituary (2026) - Walnut, IA - Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Avoca Chapel Legacy obituary · Aug 11

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Walnut Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Walnut — but the Iowa one has a character all its own.
• 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 9 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Walnut Creek Historical Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Walnut

🏘️ Nearby Communities