Cumming, Iowa

About Cumming

Cumming is a tiny community in southern Iowa counting 527 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Cumming is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.45 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 153 residents per square mile.

📰 Cumming News Today

• Sharon Jones Obituary (2026) - Cumming, IA - Pierschbacher Funeral Homes - Chariton Legacy | Obituary · Oct 8
• Endangered Person Advisory: Cumming, IA Iowa Department of Public Safety (.gov) · Mar 4
• See what's new at Iowa's first 'agrihood' at Middlebrook in Cumming The Des Moines Register · Apr 23
• Development grows fast in Cumming as new coffee shop, apartments open Axios · Jun 5
• Monthly Weather Forecast for Cumming, Iowa 50061 The Weather Channel · Apr 20

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📰 Local News

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What Makes Cumming Unique

• Positioned in southern 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.
• Easy reach of West Des Moines (5 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Cumming

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Cumming

• The Chicken — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cumming

• Blue Flag Marsh · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cumming City Park reviews ★
• Dale Maffitt Reservoir Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mayor Tom Becker Park reviews ★

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

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🌤️ Current Weather

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