About Chelsea
Chelsea, IA is a tiny community located in central Iowa counting 207 people who proudly call it home.
Chelsea holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.01 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 205 residents per square mile.
📰 Chelsea News Today
- Photos: Catholic churches enter final weekend before epic changes in Eastern Iowa Homegrown Iowan · Jul 10
- House in Chelsea damaged in fire KCRG · Dec 1
- Beverly Elizabeth Squiers Obituary The Des Moines Register · Apr 27
- Kristine Polich and Chelsea Odneal, Mid Iowa Community Action, Child and Adult Care Food Program, July 30, 2026 KWBG Radio | Boone, Iowa · Jul 30
- Carl Brush Obituary (1945 - 2026) - Yankton, SD - The Grand Island Independent Legacy obituary · May 9
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Chelsea Unique
- One of 8 places in the US named Chelsea — but the Iowa one has a character all its own.
- 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.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Chelsea
- Duffus Landing reviews ★
- Iowa River Corridor WMA - Otter Creek Marsh · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Iowa River Corridor Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Iowa River Natural Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Long Point Landing reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateIowa
TypeCity
Population (2024)207
Rank in state#654 of 940
Land area1.01 sq mi
Density205/sq mi
Coordinates41.9205, -92.3945