Mason City, Iowa

About Mason City

Set in the northern part of Iowa, Mason City is a thriving city counting 26,948 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Mason City is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 28.22 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 955 residents per square mile.

📰 Mason City News Today

• Mason City, IA Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Oct 9
• Mason City chamber honors top businesses at 110th meeting KIMT · Oct 9
• Debra S. von der Linde Obituary (1960 - 2026) - Mason City, IA - KIMT AL.com · Oct 9
• Mason City Chamber Names 43 North Iowa Business of the Year KIOW · Oct 9
• Obituary information for Charles "Chuck" Cooper - Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapels Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapels - Mason City, IA · Oct 4

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 Mason City Unique

• A top-25 city in Iowa by population (#18 of 940 incorporated places).
• Positioned in northern Iowa, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Home to 1.0% of Iowa's city-dwelling population.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 26,948.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Mason City

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Mason City

• Godfather's Pizza — pizza
• Ippin Ramen & Sushi & Izakaya — japanese
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Prime n' Wine — steak house
• Rib Crib — barbecue
• Applebee's — american
• Caribou Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Happy Donkey — mexican
• Las Palmas — mexican
• Lorados — grill

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Lime Creek Nature Center · Museum
• Charles H. Macnider Art Museum · Museum
• Rancho Deluxe · Attraction
• The Music Man Square · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mason City

• 12th Street Kayak/Canoe Launch reviews ★
• Asbury Park reviews ★
• Blair Meadows Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Brookview Park reviews ★
• Central Park reviews ★
• Chodur Preserve reviews ★
• East Park reviews ★
• Evans Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Frederick Hanford Park reviews ★
• Georgia L Hanford MacNider Park reviews ★
• Hoover Water Tower Park reviews ★
• Interstate Park East reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Mason City

• Alternative School
• Harding Elementary School
• Hoover Elementary School
• Jefferson Elementary School
• John Adams Middle School
• Lincoln Intermediate
• Mason City High School
• Mason City Virtual Academy
• Roosevelt Elementary School

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Mason City

🏘️ Nearby Communities