Saylorville, Iowa

About Saylorville

Saylorville, IA is a small unincorporated community located in central Iowa.

Officially, Saylorville is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 6.79 square miles.

📰 Saylorville News Today

• Saylorville Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Paul "Skip" Richard Albright hamiltonsfuneralhome.com · Jun 18
• Videos show boat fire on Saylorville Lake, rescue efforts WHO13.com · Jul 26
• Soggy Frog floating bar and rooftop restaurant opens at Saylorville Marina KCCI · May 25
• One dead, severe damage after tornadoes, thunderstorms hit Midwest - The Spokesman-Review The Spokesman-Review · Jun 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Saylorville Unique

• The only place in America named Saylorville — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• 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.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Easy reach of Ankeny (4 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Saylorville

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Saylorville

• Chicago Speakeasy — steak house
• Chuck's Restaurant — italian
• Dough Co Pizza — pizza
• El Salvadoreño
• LJ's Burgers and Ice Cream — burger
• Lachele's Fine Foods + The Fitz — american
• Main Street Cafe & Bakery — burger
• Pueblo Viejo — mexican
• Silk Elephant — thai
• Smokey D's BBQ — barbecue

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Saylorville

• Cottonwood Recreation Area reviews ★
• Ankeny Garden of Hope and Dreams · Garden reviews ★
• Belle M. Turner Park reviews ★
• Carney Marsh · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Chautauqua Park reviews ★
• Diamond Hills Greenway reviews ★
• Glenbrooke Park reviews ★
• Jaycee Park reviews ★
• Johnson Pit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lee Acres · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Margo Frankel Woods State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Sawgrass Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Saylorville

🏘️ Nearby Communities