Modale, Iowa

About Modale

Modale is a tiny community in western Iowa, home to 284 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Modale is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.04 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 273 residents per square mile.

📰 Modale News Today

• Clyde Robbins Obituary Feb 12, 2026 Fouts Funeral Home · Feb 12
• Emily Moser Obituary (2026) - Woodbine, IA - Fouts Funeral Home - Woodbine Legacy obituary · Mar 14
• Deborah Merrill Obituary Mar 13, 2026 Fouts Funeral Home · Mar 13
• Washington County deputies recover body from Missouri River KETV · Sep 24
• Harrison County neighbors take emergency flood prevention into their own hands, sacrificing crops KMTV 3 News Now Omaha · Jun 28

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Modale Unique

• The only place in America named Modale — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in western 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.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Town & Country Arts Masonic Lodge · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Modale

• Horseshoe Lake Wetland Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Missouri Dale Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Nolan Wetland · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Tyson Bend Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Vaile Wetland Nature Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Modale

🏘️ Nearby Communities