Albia, Iowa

About Albia

Albia is a small town in southern Iowa counting 3,579 people who proudly call it home.

Albia holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.25 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,101 residents per square mile.

📰 Albia News Today

• Linda Diane Griffin Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information - Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory - Albia, IA · Aug 13
• Road Closure on U.S. 34 west of Iowa 5 in Albia Begins April 27 Iowa Department of Transportation (.gov) · Apr 17
• Vacant Albia brewery partly collapses, closing a whole street KCCI · Jul 19
• One year after deadly fire, another historic Albia building partially collapses WHO13.com · Jul 20
• Iowa DNR investigating manure release near Albia KCRG · Jul 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Albia Unique

• The only place in America named Albia — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern 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 10 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Monroe County Historical Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Albia

• Albia City Park reviews ★
• Albia Square reviews ★
• Benton Park reviews ★
• Cottonwood Pits State Game Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Tyrone Wildlife Management Area;Tyrone State Game Management · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Albia

• Albia High School
• Albia Middle School
• Grant Center
• Kendall Center
• Lincoln Center

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Monroe County Hospital · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Albia

🏘️ Nearby Communities