Windsor Heights, Iowa
City · Population 5,106 · #85 in Iowa
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About Windsor Heights
Windsor Heights is a close-knit town in central Iowa counting 5,106 people who proudly call it home.
Windsor Heights holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.43 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 3,571 residents per square mile.
📰 Windsor Heights News Today
- Windsor Heights explores converting abandoned rail corridor into trail along 73rd Street KCCI · Aug 17
- Windsor Heights fire causes over $400K in damage to home, vehicle WHO13.com · Jul 10
- Windsor Heights Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 25
- House fire left estimated $435K in damages, Windsor Heights Fire Department says weareiowa.com · Jul 10
- Meet Mike Jones, Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 32 The Des Moines Register · May 12
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Windsor Heights Unique
- Part of the fabric of Iowa — one of 1,026 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 5,106.
- Easy reach of West Des Moines (5 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Windsor Heights
📍 Beaverdale📍 Drake📍 Frisbie Park📍 Ingersoll Park📍 Linden Heights📍 Lower Beaver📍 Meredith📍 Merle Hay📍 North of Grand📍 Prospect Park📍 Salisbury Oaks📍 Valley Junction📍 Waterbury📍 Waveland Park📍 Waveland Woods📍 Westwood
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Windsor Heights
- All Pho You — vietnamese
- Applebee's — american
- Big Acai Bowl
- Blaze Pizza — pizza
- Brazil Terra Grill Steakhouse
- Buffalo Wild Wings — wings
- Buffet City — chinese
- Caribou Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- Christopher's — italian
- Chuck E. Cheese — pizza
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Chuck E. Cheese
- Des Moines Art Center · Museum
- Olson-Larson Galleries · Art gallery
- Salisbury House · Museum
- Art Studios · Art gallery
- Clive Caboose · Attraction
- Eliel Saarinen Building · Art gallery
- Gameday · Arcade
- I.M. Pei Building · Art gallery
- Northwest Aquatic Center · Water park
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Windsor Heights
- Linnan Park reviews ★
- Railroad Park reviews ★
- South Karen Acres Park reviews ★
- Swanson Memorial Park reviews ★
- Westview Bend Park reviews ★
- Witmer Park reviews ★
- Aasheim Plaza reviews ★
- American Legion Park reviews ★
- Ashby Park reviews ★
- Ashworth Park reviews ★
- Beaverdale Park reviews ★
- Beh Glen Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateIowa
TypeCity
Mayor🏛️ Mike Jones
Population (2024)5,106
Rank in state#85 of 940
Land area1.43 sq mi
Density3,571/sq mi
Coordinates41.6045, -93.7128