Hayesville, Iowa

About Hayesville

Hayesville, IA is a tiny community located in southeastern Iowa, home to 43 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Hayesville is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.25 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 172 residents per square mile.

📰 Hayesville News Today

• Harry Stonebraker Obituary Sep 29, 2026 Powell Funeral Homes · Sep 29
• Donald H. Yahn's Obituary, Visitation & Funeral Information - Snell-Zornig Funeral Homes Snell-Zornig Funeral Homes · Jul 8
• The Weirdest Iowa Caucus Locations - ABC News ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · Feb 18
• Hayesville, IA Weather Radar WeatherBug · Sep 17
• Michael Colbert Obituary Oct 4, 2013 Powell Funeral Homes · Oct 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Hayesville Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.25 sq mi.
• With 43 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southeastern 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 6 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Dumonts' Museum of Dreamworld Collectibles · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hayesville

• Hayesville Bend Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• South Skunk River State Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Yahn Refuge · Nature reserve 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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