About Riceville
Riceville, IA is a tiny community located in northern Iowa with an estimated population of 807.
Riceville holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.06 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 761 residents per square mile.
📰 Riceville News Today
- Riceville Basketball Schedule MaxPreps · Jul 28
- Donna "Lea" Cody Obituary | Lindstrom Funeral Homes | Riceville, IA Tribute Archive · Aug 7
- Obituary information for Elaine Ann Freerksen Hindt Funeral Home · Jan 9
- Iowa’s Brooklyn Wolthoff Selected as 2026 National High School Heart of the Arts Award Recipient NFHS · May 21
- Darlene Kephart Obituary (2026) - Riceville, IA - Lindstrom Funeral Home - Riceville Legacy obituary · Aug 6
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Riceville 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
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Riceville
- Team Rowdy Beaver Clubhouse
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Riceville
- Cowan Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Crossman Prairie · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Crossman Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Feather Fen · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Lake Hendricks Park reviews ★
- Lubbert Park reviews ★
- Reis Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Sleeping Duck Marsh · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Wittenbreer Marsh · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Riceville
- Riceville Elementary School
- Riceville High School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateIowa
TypeCity
Population (2024)807
Rank in state#329 of 940
Land area1.06 sq mi
Density761/sq mi
Coordinates43.3616, -92.5533