Hancock, Iowa

About Hancock

Hancock, IA is a tiny community located in southwestern Iowa with an estimated population of 199.

Hancock holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.72 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 276 residents per square mile.

📰 Hancock News Today

• Parents of child allegedly killed by daycare provider sue state investigators Iowa Capital Dispatch · Oct 7
• Hancock, IA Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 26
• Proposed data center moratorium tabled in northern Iowa county Radio Iowa · Sep 22
• No Injuries Reported After Explosion, Fire Destroys Rural Hancock Home KSOM · Jul 7
• Jack Hancock Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory · Aug 26

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 Hancock Unique

• One of 7 places in the US named Hancock — 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.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hancock

• Botna Bend County Park reviews ★
• Memorial Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Hancock

🏘️ Nearby Communities