About Lehigh
Set in the central part of Iowa, Lehigh is a tiny community, home to 395 residents as of the latest Census estimates.
Lehigh holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.11 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 187 residents per square mile.
📰 Lehigh News Today
- Truck crashes into Lehigh home, then wrecks again minutes later KCCI · Jun 22
- Lehigh Heads to Iowa to Face Hawkeyes, Otterbein, Sunday Lehigh University Athletics · Jan 15
- No. 1 Hawkeyes take down No. 9 Lehigh, Otterbein on Senior Night Iowa Hawkeyes Athletics · Jan 18
- Lehigh Women's Wrestling vs Iowa Wrestling: Match Notes FloWrestling · Jan 18
- PRIMER: No. 3 Iowa State vs. No. 2 Ohio State & No. 20 Lehigh Iowa State Athletics · Dec 17
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Lehigh Unique
- 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 7 miles.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Boneyard Hollow · Attraction
- Copperas Beds · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lehigh
- Brushy Creek State Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Brushy Creek State Recreation Area reviews ★
- Deception Hollow Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Dolliver Memorial State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Lehigh
- Southeast Valley Middle School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateIowa
TypeCity
Population (2024)395
Rank in state#487 of 940
Land area2.11 sq mi
Density187/sq mi
Coordinates42.3582, -94.0534