Walnut, Iowa

About Walnut

Set in the southwestern part of Iowa, Walnut is a tiny community counting 728 people who proudly call it home.

Walnut holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.2 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 331 residents per square mile.

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What Makes Walnut Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Walnut — but the Iowa one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southwestern 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

• Walnut Creek Historical Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

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