About Lake Mills
Lake Mills is a small town in northern Iowa counting 2,077 people who proudly call it home.
Lake Mills holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.71 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 766 residents per square mile.
📰 Lake Mills News Today
- North Iowa victim identified in fatal I-35 crash in Freeborn County KIMT · Aug 12
- Lake Mills man dies after pickup leaves roadway on I-35 in Freeborn County Valley News Live · Aug 11
- Lake Mills woman charged with stealing narcotics from Mason City hospital Globe Gazette · Aug 17
- Lake Mills plant to close, employees offered jobs in Minnesota radioiowa.com · Aug 6
- Eagle Grove vs Lake Mills Football - Aug 28, 2026 Sports Illustrated · Aug 14
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Lake Mills 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
- 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 7 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Lake Mills
- Rice Lake Country Club
- Main Street Pizza — pizza
- Teluwut — american
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lake Mills
- Bolstad Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Hagen Prairie · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Hogsback Marsh Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Jensen Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Larson-Tweed Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Oakwood Park reviews ★
- Peterson Pot Holes · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Rice Lake Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Rice Lake Wildlife Protection Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Winnebago County Home Farm · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Wood Duck Marsh Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Wood Duck Marsh Wildlife Protection Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Lake Mills
- Lake Mills Elementary School
- Lake Mills Middle School
- Lake Mills Senior High School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateIowa
TypeCity
Population (2024)2,077
Rank in state#157 of 940
Land area2.71 sq mi
Density766/sq mi
Coordinates43.4171, -93.5316