Jacksonville, Iowa

About Jacksonville

Jacksonville is a small unincorporated community in western Iowa.

Jacksonville holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.1 square miles.

📰 Jacksonville News Today

• Minnesota Wild Announces Multi-year Affiliation Agreement With Jacksonville Icemen NHL.com · May 18
• Icemen enter affiliation agreement with Minnesota, Iowa ECHL · May 18
• Phyllis Sue Miller Obituary Jun 18, 2026 Schmidt Family Funeral Homes · Jun 18
• Diane Pigg Obituary (1947 - 2026) - Ottumwa, IA - Jacksonville Journal-Courier Legacy obituary · Jul 23
• ‘This was a team effort’: Iowa veteran credits Jacksonville community with helping find service dog lost for 5 days news4jax.com · May 28

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What Makes Jacksonville Unique

• One of 15 places in the US named Jacksonville — but the Iowa one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.1 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western Iowa, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Jacksonville

• Prairie Rose State Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Jacksonville

🏘️ Nearby Communities