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This is a list of unincorporated communities in the U.S. state of Iowa. These are places where people live, but they don't have their own local government like a city or town does. Think of them as neighborhoods or small settlements that are part of a larger county.

This list includes some communities that no longer exist, or ones that used to be official cities but aren't anymore.

What is an Unincorporated Community?

An unincorporated community is a place where people live together, but it's not officially a city or town. It doesn't have its own mayor, city council, or local laws. Instead, it's governed by the county it's in. This means the county government takes care of things like roads, police, and fire services for these areas.

Why aren't they cities?

Many unincorporated communities started as small settlements, maybe around a general store, a church, or a train stop. They might not have grown large enough to form their own city government. Sometimes, a community might have been a city once but later became "disincorporated." This means it gave up its city status, often because the population became too small or it couldn't afford to run its own government anymore.

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  • Eagle Center
  • Eagle City
  • Eagle Point
  • Easley
  • East Amana
  • East Canton
  • East Creston
  • East Des Moines
  • East Iron Hills
  • East Monticello
  • East Ottumwa
  • East Pleasant Plain
  • East Rapids
  • East Rickardsville
  • Easton Place
  • Ebys Mill
  • Echo
  • Eckards
  • Eden
  • Edenville
  • Edinburg
  • Edmore
  • Edna
  • Egralharve
  • Ehler
  • Eldorado
  • Eleanor
  • Elk River Junction
  • Elkton
  • Ellmaker
  • Elm Spring
  • Elmira
  • Elon
  • Elrick Junction
  • Elvira
  • Elwood
  • Emeline
  • Emery
  • Enterprise
  • Ericson
  • Estates West
  • Euclid
  • Eureka
  • Evander
  • Evans
  • Evanston
  • Eveland
  • Ewart
  • Exeelsior

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  • Hagerty
  • Hale
  • Haley
  • Halfa
  • Hamerville
  • Hanford
  • Hanley
  • Hanna
  • Hanover
  • Hard Scratch
  • Hardin
  • Harrisburg
  • Harrison
  • Hart
  • Harvard
  • Haskins
  • Hastie
  • Hauntown
  • Haven
  • Havre
  • Hawley
  • Hawleyville
  • Hawthorne
  • Hayfield
  • Hayfield Junction
  • Hebron
  • Helena
  • Henshaw
  • Herndon
  • Herrold
  • Hesper
  • Hiattsville
  • Hickory Grove
  • Hicks
  • High Amana
  • High Creek
  • High Point
  • Highland
  • Highland Center
  • Highland Park
  • Highlandville
  • Highview
  • Hillsdale
  • Hilltop
  • Hiteman
  • Hobarton
  • Hocking
  • Hodge
  • Holbrook
  • Holiday Lake
  • Holiday Village
  • Holly Springs
  • Holmes
  • Holt
  • Homer
  • Homestead
  • Honey Creek
  • Hopeville
  • Hoprig
  • Horton
  • Howardville
  • Howe
  • Hughs
  • Huntington
  • Hurley
  • Huron
  • Hurstville (This community stopped being a city in 1985)
  • Hutchins

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  • Jackson
  • Jacksonville
  • Jacobs
  • James
  • Jamestown
  • Jamison
  • Jay
  • Jerico
  • Jerome
  • Jewell
  • Jones Siding
  • Jordan
  • Jordans Grove
  • Jubilee
  • Judd
  • Julien
  • Junction Switch
  • Juniata

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  • Kalo
  • Kemper
  • Kendallville
  • Kenfield
  • Kennebec
  • Kennedy
  • Kent (This community stopped being a city in 2003)
  • Kentner
  • Kenwood
  • Kesley
  • Key West
  • Kidder
  • Kilbourn
  • Killduff
  • Kimze
  • King
  • Kingston
  • Kline
  • Klinger
  • Klondike
  • Knittel
  • Knoke
  • Knowlton
  • Konigsmark
  • Kossuth
  • Koszta

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  • Nahant
  • Nanito
  • Nansen
  • Napier
  • Nashville
  • Nasset
  • Navan
  • Neptune
  • Neska
  • Nevinville
  • New Albion
  • New Boston
  • New Buda
  • New Buffalo
  • New Dixon
  • New Era
  • New Haven
  • New York
  • Newbern
  • Newburg (Jasper County)
  • Newburg (Poweshiek County)
  • Newkirk
  • Newport
  • Nilesville
  • Nira
  • Nishna
  • Noble
  • Nora Junction
  • Nordness
  • Norris Siding
  • North Bellevue
  • North Branch
  • North Cedar
  • North Welton
  • Northfield
  • Norway Center
  • Norwich
  • Norwood
  • Norwoodville
  • Nugent
  • Nyman

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  • Ulmer
  • Union Center
  • Union Mills
  • Unique
  • Updegraff
  • Upper South Amana
  • Utica

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  • Valdora
  • Valley
  • Valley Junction
  • Van
  • Van Buren
  • Van Cleve
  • Vandalia
  • Vanhorn
  • Vanmeter
  • Vanwert
  • Ventura Heights
  • Veo
  • Vera
  • Verdi
  • Vernon
  • Vernon Springs
  • Vernon View
  • Viele
  • Village Creek
  • Vilmar
  • Vincennes
  • Vinje
  • Viola
  • Viola Center
  • Vista
  • Volney
  • Voorhies

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  • Yampa
  • Yarmouth
  • Yellow River
  • Yeomans
  • York
  • York Center
  • Yorkshire

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  • Zaneta
  • Zenorsville
  • Zero
  • Zion
  • Zook Spur
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