Essex, Iowa

About Essex

Essex is a tiny community in southwestern Iowa with an estimated population of 721.

Officially, Essex is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.64 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 440 residents per square mile.

📰 Essex News Today

• This Is Iowa: Veteran teacher returns to kindergarten classroom after trying retirement KCCI · Sep 24
• Sharon Essex Obituary The Des Moines Register · Aug 4
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Essex, Iowa - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 10
• Essex, IA Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 5
• UPDATE: Patrol identifies pedestrian struck and killed in Page County Saturday KMAland.com · Jul 12

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 Essex Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Essex — but the Iowa one has a character all its own.
• 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.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Essex

• Babe's

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

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Essex

• Anderson Park reviews ★
• Pierce Creek Recreation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Essex

• Essex Elementary School
• Essex Junior-Senior High School

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

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🗺️ Map of Essex

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