Westwood, Iowa

About Westwood

Westwood, IA is a tiny community located in southeastern Iowa counting 96 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Westwood is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.11 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 873 residents per square mile.

📰 Westwood News Today

• Westwood High School (Sloan, IA) Girls Basketball MaxPreps · Jul 22
• ROAD CLOSURE: Campbell Drive between Westwood Dr & W Olive St City of Marshalltown, IA (.gov) · Jun 6
• Ankeny teacher gives students personalized gifts in her final goodbye KCCI · May 28
• Westwood ends South Central Calhoun softball season carrollspaper.com · Jul 8
• Westwood School Public Measure WW Voting Results 2025 KCAU 9 News · Nov 5

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Westwood Unique

• One of 11 places in the US named Westwood — but the Iowa one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.11 sq mi.
• With 96 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southeastern Iowa, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Westwood

• Faulker's Fishing Access · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Gibson Recreation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ketchum Switch Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Oakland Mills County Park reviews ★
• Prairie Ridge Recreation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Waterworks County Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Westwood

🏘️ Nearby Communities