About Yale
Yale is a tiny community in western Iowa counting 265 people who proudly call it home.
Yale holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.29 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 914 residents per square mile.
📰 Yale News Today
- Iowa City’s free buses are getting people out of cars Yale Climate Connections · Jun 30
- Robert Rudy Hemphill Obituary June 6, 2026 Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory · Jun 6
- Book Matters: James Costa and Elizabeth Yale Iowa Now · Apr 9
- Yale study finds link between cancer and living near factory farms Yale Daily News · Apr 21
- Higher cancer rates in counties with more CAFOs, study finds The New Lede · Apr 2
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Yale Unique
- One of 6 places in the US named Yale — but the Iowa one has a character all its own.
- One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.29 sq mi.
- Positioned in western 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 6 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Yale
- Bays Branch State Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Guthrie County Waterfowl Production Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Lakin Slough State Game 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)265
Rank in state#588 of 940
Land area0.29 sq mi
Density914/sq mi
Coordinates41.7751, -94.3578