Little Rock, Iowa

About Little Rock

Set in the northwestern part of Iowa, Little Rock is a tiny community counting 447 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Little Rock is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.01 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 443 residents per square mile.

📰 Little Rock News Today

• Football Sheldon vs Central Lyon/George-Little Rock The N'West Iowa REVIEW · Oct 9
• Richard L. Gilgen Obituary Apr 13, 2026 Jurrens Funeral Homes · Apr 13
• Voters in NW Iowa school district to consider $17 million school improvement bond KTIV · Jun 22
• 79th Little Rock Corn Show Starts Wednesday KIWA Radio · Aug 25
• Iowa State men’s wrestling adds assistant coach from rising Little Rock program Cyclone Fanatic · May 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 Little Rock Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Little Rock — but the Iowa one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northwestern 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.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Little Rock

• Ackermen's River Woods · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Little Rock River Wildlife Area - North Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lyon County Conservation Board · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Peter's Pit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• River of Red Rock Park reviews ★
• Venega Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Viola Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Little Rock

• George Preschool
• George-Little Rock Elementary School

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

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