Clearfield, Iowa

About Clearfield

Clearfield, IA is a tiny community located in southwestern Iowa with an estimated population of 277.

Clearfield holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.19 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 233 residents per square mile.

📰 Clearfield News Today

• Deborah Scott Obituary Feb 7, 2026 pearsonfuneralhomes.com · Feb 7
• Southern Iowa woman found dead during house fire WHO13.com · Feb 13
• Rural Clearfield woman dead in house fire KMAland.com · Feb 13
• Kenny Stephens Obituary (2025) - Clearfield, IA - Armstrong Funeral Home - Mount Ayr Legacy obituary · Dec 24
• Richard "Dick" Longfellow Obituary | afh@iowatelecom.net | Mount Ayr, IA Tribute Archive · Jul 22

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What Makes Clearfield Unique

• 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 8 miles.

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🗺️ Map of Clearfield

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