Arion, Iowa

About Arion

Arion is a tiny community in western Iowa counting 99 people who proudly call it home.

Arion holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.5 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 198 residents per square mile.

📰 Arion News Today

• Omaha woman killed, three more injured after train strikes car in Iowa wowt.com · Jul 19
• Train hits car in western Iowa, killing one and injuring four KCCI · Jul 19
• No injuries reported after plant fire in Crawford County, IA KTIV · Apr 2
• Omaha woman dies after car struck by train in western Iowa KETV · Jul 20
• Jay Bell Obituary May 23, 2026 Fouts Funeral Home · May 23

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Arion Unique

• The only place in America named Arion — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• With 99 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in western Iowa, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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 8 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Arion

• County Farm Park · Nature reserve reviews ★

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⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Arion

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