Rickardsville, Iowa

About Rickardsville

Rickardsville is a tiny community in northeastern Iowa counting 204 people who proudly call it home.

Rickardsville holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.92 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 222 residents per square mile.

📰 Rickardsville News Today

• Leon J. Wolf Obituary Jan 4, 2026 Reiff Funeral Home · Jan 4
• Melvin "Mel" Wilgenbusch Legacy obituary · Jul 27
• Mark John Feldman Obituary Apr 1, 2025 wheelanpressly.com · Feb 13
• Wayne R. Klaren Obituary Feb 3, 2026 Reiff Funeral Home · Feb 3
• Biz Buzz Monday: Longtime Dubuque County business gets new owners biztimes.biz · Aug 8

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What Makes Rickardsville Unique

• The only place in America named Rickardsville — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northeastern 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 6 miles.

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