Calamus, Iowa

About Calamus

Calamus is a tiny community in eastern Iowa counting 348 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Calamus is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.49 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 710 residents per square mile.

📰 Calamus News Today

• Fire crews spend hours at house fire in Calamus, Iowa KWQC · Feb 23
• Obituary for Roger Bousselot Schultz Funeral Homes · Jul 10
• Garage fire spreads to home in rural Calamus WQAD · Feb 23
• Driver and 4-year-old child killed in Iowa UTV crash KCCI · May 26
• Monthly Weather Forecast for Calamus, Iowa 52729 The Weather Channel · Dec 29

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Calamus Unique

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

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Calamus

• Mockridge Wildlife Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Syracuse Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Calamus

• Calamus-Wheatland Elem Attendance Center

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Calamus

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