About Elma
Elma, IA is a tiny community located in northern Iowa counting 493 people who proudly call it home.
Elma holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.23 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 401 residents per square mile.
📰 Elma News Today
- Trial date set for Elma man accused of attempting to murder police KTTC | Rochester, MN · Aug 5
- Carmen Ann Tilkes Obituary (1932 - 2026) - Elma, IA - KWWL Legacy obituary · Aug 15
- State: Nursing home caregiver stole painkillers, worked while under the influence Iowa Capital Dispatch · Jul 8
- Monthly Weather Forecast for Elma, Iowa 50628 The Weather Channel · Jun 5
- Patrick Herman Sweeney, 88 Cresco Times Plain Dealer · Jun 17
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Elma Unique
- Positioned in northern 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.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Elma
- Carroll Access Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- City Park reviews ★
- Elma Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Hart Pond Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Lylah's Marsh County Park reviews ★
- McBride Park reviews ★
- Merricks Pond Access Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Roman Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateIowa
TypeCity
Population (2024)493
Rank in state#443 of 940
Land area1.23 sq mi
Density401/sq mi
Coordinates43.2457, -92.4387