Halbur, Iowa

About Halbur

Set in the western part of Iowa, Halbur is a tiny community, home to 268 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Halbur is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.21 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,276 residents per square mile.

📰 Halbur News Today

• ‘It just turned into fog’: Carroll County residents describe intense hailstorm KCCI · Apr 16
• Carroll native soldier recovering after Kuwait attack, remembers fallen comrades carrollspaper.com · Apr 29
• Bernice Evelyn Halbur Obituary Sep 16, 2025 Dahn & Woodhouse Funeral Home · Sep 16
• Iowa soldier hurt in Iran war strike said blast threw him 10 feet The Des Moines Register · Apr 23
• Pauline Schenkelberg Obituary (2026) - Halbur, IA - Sharp Funeral Home - Carroll Legacy obituary · Jan 24

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What Makes Halbur Unique

• The only place in America named Halbur — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.21 sq mi.
• Positioned in western 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.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Halbur

• Halbur Ridge Wildlife Area reviews ★
• West Botna Park · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Halbur

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