Lucas, Iowa

About Lucas

Lucas, IA is a tiny community located in southern Iowa counting 176 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Lucas is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.98 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 180 residents per square mile.

📰 Lucas News Today

• Mason Lucas FloWrestling · Oct 9
• Huskies Crushed by Hawkeyes 41-24 Yahoo Sports · Oct 9
• James Carl Lucas Obituary August 13, 2026 Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory · Aug 13
• Lena Faye Kemper Obituary (2026) - Lucas, IA - Pierschbacher Funeral Homes - Chariton Legacy | Obituary · Oct 6
• Lucas Peters FloWrestling · Oct 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Lucas Unique

• Positioned in southern 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

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• John L Lewis Mining and Labor Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lucas

• Broadhead Woods Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Burlington Park and Caboose reviews ★
• John L Lewis Park reviews ★
• Stephens State Forest - Lucas Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Stephens State Forest - White Breast Unit · 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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🗺️ Map of Lucas

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