About Janesville
Janesville is a small town in northern Iowa counting 1,052 people who proudly call it home.
Janesville 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 757 residents per square mile.
📰 Janesville News Today
- Janesville Football Schedule MaxPreps · May 28
- Hwy 218 traffic shift begins between Janesville and Waverly KWWL · Jul 10
- What's New: Janesville Days expands to four days of family fun Community Newspaper Group · Jul 16
- High School Baseball: Don Bosco claims Iowa Star title with win over Janesville - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier · Jun 30
- Saint Ansgar tops Janesville, clinches Iowa high school 1A volleyball state championship The Des Moines Register · Nov 6
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Janesville Unique
- One of 5 places in the US named Janesville — but the Iowa one has a character all its own.
- Positioned in northern 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
- 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 8 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Janesville
- Ingawanis Woodland reviews ★
- Barrick Road City Park reviews ★
- Beason-Boomer Park reviews ★
- Beaver Valley Wetlands Wildlife Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Blackhawk Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Fisher Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Paul's Park reviews ★
- Potratz Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Road Side Park reviews ★
- Rotary Reserve reviews ★
- Shell Rock Access reviews ★
- Shell Rock Access Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Janesville
- Janesville Elementary School
- Janesville Junior-Senior High School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateIowa
TypeCity
Population (2024)1,052
Rank in state#268 of 940
Land area1.39 sq mi
Density757/sq mi
Coordinates42.6458, -92.4624