Dike, Iowa

About Dike

Dike is a small town in central Iowa counting 1,293 people who proudly call it home.

Dike holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.39 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 930 residents per square mile.

📰 Dike News Today

• Dike-New Hartford cancels school Thursday as homes, businesses experience flooding KCRG · Oct 1
• Forest City Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Dike-New Hartford MaxPreps · Oct 7
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Dike, Iowa - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 17
• Dike's Fox Ridge Golf Course for sale; owner seeks community buyers KWWL · Mar 11
• Wayne Leroy Paige Obituary (1933 - 2026) - Dike, IA - KWWL Legacy | Obituary · Aug 1

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What Makes Dike Unique

• The only place in America named Dike — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Part of the fabric of Iowa — one of 1,026 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Dike

• Dike Park reviews ★
• Roadman Memorial Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Dike

• Dike Elementary School
• Dike-New Hartford High School

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

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