Scarville, Iowa

About Scarville

Scarville is a tiny community in northern Iowa with an estimated population of 75.

Scarville holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.24 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 313 residents per square mile.

📰 Scarville News Today

• Scarville, IA Weather Conditions Weather Underground · Aug 17
• Agnes M. Christianson Obituary Mar 9, 2013 Helms Funeral Home · Mar 9
• Helen Klinsing Obituary May 8, 2021 Hartquist Funeral & Cremation Services · May 8
• Clarence H. Baalson Obituary Jun 6, 2026 Major Erickson Funeral Home and Crematory · Jun 6
• Gloria Haugen Obituary Feb 28, 2012 bonnerupfuneralservice.com · Feb 28

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Scarville Unique

• The only place in America named Scarville — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.24 sq mi.
• With 75 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in northern Iowa, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Scarville

• Dahle Park reviews ★
• Harmon Lake Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hogsback Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hogsback Wildlife Area-Hogsback WA Annex · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lande River Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Scarville

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