Beaver, Iowa

About Beaver

Set in the central part of Iowa, Beaver is a tiny community counting 46 people who proudly call it home.

Beaver holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.25 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 184 residents per square mile.

📰 Beaver News Today

• Jim Beaver Obituary (2026) - Spirit Lake, IA - Henry-Olson Funeral Home and Crematory - Estherville Legacy obituary · Aug 9
• Work Release Resident Jolyn Beaver Fails to Return in Des Moines westerniowatoday.com · Jul 21
• Borchers joins family at Beaver Eye Care The N'West Iowa REVIEW · Jun 21
• Inside the Beaver Creek rescue: crews faced several unknowns KCCI · Jul 10
• Part of Beaver Avenue closed due to wires in road weareiowa.com · Jun 26

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Beaver Unique

• One of 10 places in the US named Beaver — but the Iowa one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.25 sq mi.
• With 46 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

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