About Superior
Superior is a tiny community in northwestern Iowa with an estimated population of 127.
Superior holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.43 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 295 residents per square mile.
📰 Superior News Today
- Abandoned train cars moved after sitting near a Northwest Iowa town for over 2 decades KTIV · Sep 22
- Iowa company to build fiber network in the Twin Ports Superior Telegram · Mar 2
- Patricia A Hasbrook Obituary (2026) - Superior, IA - Henry-Olson Funeral Home and Crematory - Estherville Legacy obituary · May 2
- Why Nebraska Football Will Always Be Superior to Iowa Sports Illustrated · Nov 26
- Dickinson County Accidents Update northwestiowanow.com · Oct 30
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Superior Unique
- One of 8 places in the US named Superior — but the Iowa one has a character all its own.
- Positioned in northwestern 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.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Ringham Habitat Area · Zoo
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Superior
- Christopherson Slough · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Christopherson Slough Complex · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Christopherson Slough Complex Waterfowl Production Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Four Mile Lake Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- North Trailhead · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Pleasant Lake Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Ringham Habitat Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Superior Marsh Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateIowa
TypeCity
Population (2024)127
Rank in state#775 of 940
Land area0.43 sq mi
Density295/sq mi
Coordinates43.4337, -94.9466