About Cumming
Cumming is a tiny community in southern Iowa counting 527 people who proudly call it home.
Officially, Cumming is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.45 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 153 residents per square mile.
📰 Cumming News Today
- Des Moines Register Events - Robert Deitch @ Iowa Distilling Co , Cumming IA (6-9PM) The Des Moines Register · Aug 18
- Endangered Person Advisory: Cumming, IA Iowa Department of Public Safety (.gov) · Mar 4
- Development grows fast in Cumming as new coffee shop, apartments open Axios · Jun 5
- Phase one of ‘agrihood’ town center development mixes agriculture and urban spaces WHO13.com · Feb 24
- Update: Silver Advisory Cancelled kttn.com · Mar 5
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Cumming Unique
- 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
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Easy reach of West Des Moines (5 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Cumming
- The Chicken — pizza
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateIowa
TypeCity
Population (2024)527
Rank in state#428 of 940
Land area3.45 sq mi
Density153/sq mi
Coordinates41.4847, -93.7619