Aurora, Iowa

About Aurora

Aurora, IA is a tiny community located in northeastern Iowa with an estimated population of 165.

Officially, Aurora is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.53 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 311 residents per square mile.

📰 Aurora News Today

• Aurora kicks off celebration Saturday Community Newspaper Group · Jul 2
• North America poised for light display of aurora borealis Iowa Public Radio · May 16
• Iowa Elementary School in Aurora is getting a new playground designed by the students CBS News · May 15
• Northern lights may shine in Iowa tonight. See the aurora forecast: The Des Moines Register · Mar 18
• Watch the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights Encyclopedia Britannica · Jul 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Aurora Unique

• One of 16 places in the US named Aurora — but the Iowa one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northeastern 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

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Richardson-Jakway House · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Aurora

• Jakway Forest County Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Patton Prairie · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Aurora

🏘️ Nearby Communities