Jesup, Iowa

About Jesup

Jesup is a small town in eastern Iowa with an estimated population of 2,541.

Jesup holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.84 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,381 residents per square mile.

📰 Jesup News Today

• Gerald Bloes Obituary (1942 - 2026) - Jesup, IA - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier Legacy obituary · Aug 12
• Robert Duane Mezera, Jesup, Iowa, April 30, 2026 Grau Funeral Homes · Apr 30
• Schedule - Jesup Hawks (Jesup, IA) Girls Basketball 26-27 MaxPreps · Jul 30
• Jesup Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• RAGBRAI route towns in eastern Iowa get ready for thousands KWWL · Jul 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Jesup 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

• 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 Jesup

• Cortright Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cutshall Area - Anderson Addition reviews ★
• Cutshaw Area reviews ★
• Cutshaw Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Edgerton Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Fox Township Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Franta Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hodges and North Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mickey Fox Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Pioneer Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Jesup

• Jesup Elementary School
• Jesup High School
• Jesup Middle School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Jesup

🏘️ Nearby Communities