Colesburg, Iowa

About Colesburg

Set in the northeastern part of Iowa, Colesburg is a tiny community, home to 379 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Colesburg is 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 1,307 residents per square mile.

📰 Colesburg News Today

• Obituary for Brian Leroy Wessel - Leonard-Muller Funeral Home & Crematory Leonard-Muller Funeral Home & Crematory · May 27
• Jolene Niehaus Obituary Jun 13, 2026 Murdoch Funeral Homes & Cremation Service · Jun 13
• Colesburg woman airlifted to U of I after being run over by teen driver KWWL · Jul 10
• Shawn M. Engelken TelegraphHerald.com · Aug 12
• Delaware County woman airlifted after being run over by 14-year-old KCRG · Jul 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Iowa headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Colesburg Unique

• The only place in America named Colesburg — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.29 sq mi.
• Positioned in northeastern 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 8 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Ecology Nature Center · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Colesburg

• Colesburg City Park reviews ★
• Colesburg Roadside Park reviews ★
• Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge - Pine Creek Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Pine Creek (Clayton) Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ram Hollow Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Colesburg

• Edgewood-Colesburg Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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