Durant, Iowa

About Durant

Durant, IA is a small town located in eastern Iowa counting 1,798 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Durant is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.23 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,462 residents per square mile.

📰 Durant News Today

• Joyce Holtz Obituary (2025) - Durant, IA - Bentley Funeral Home - Durant obits.pennlive.com · Aug 17
• Ruth Meeks Obituary (1932 - 2026) - Durant, IA - Quad-City Times Legacy obituary · Aug 13
• Schedule - Durant Wildcats (Durant, IA) Football 26-27 MaxPreps · Aug 7
• Pleasantville tops Durant to repeat as Iowa baseball state champions The Des Moines Register · Jul 24
• Durant finishes runner-up at State Baseball kwqc.com · Jul 24

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Durant Unique

• 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

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Durant

• The Creamery

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Durant

• Feldhahn Park reviews ★
• Jaycee Park reviews ★
• Pythian Sisters Park reviews ★
• Norton Nature Area reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Durant

• Durant Elementary School
• Durant Junior/Senior High School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Durant

🏘️ Nearby Communities