About Greenville
Greenville, IA is a tiny community located in northwestern Iowa counting 69 people who proudly call it home.
Greenville holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.17 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 406 residents per square mile.
📰 Greenville News Today
- Damaging Winds in the Region - May 17th, 2026 weather.gov · May 17
- Lucy Maureen Trierweiler Obituary Mar 8, 2026 Warner Funeral Homes & Crematory · Mar 8
- Sunday Night Severe Weather Rips Through KICD Listening Area Northwest Iowa Now · May 18
- A member of the 'Greenville Eight,' remembers Rev. Jesse Jackson Iowa Public Radio · Feb 17
- Southern Minnesota Crash Injures NW Iowa Man Explore Okoboji · May 29
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Greenville Unique
- One of 26 places in the US named Greenville — but the Iowa one has a character all its own.
- One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.17 sq mi.
- With 69 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
- Positioned in northwestern Iowa, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
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 Greenville
- High Bridge Wildlife Area reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateIowa
TypeCity
Population (2024)69
Rank in state#867 of 940
Land area0.17 sq mi
Density406/sq mi
Coordinates43.0170, -95.1461