Matlock, Iowa

About Matlock

Matlock is a tiny community in northwestern Iowa with an estimated population of 74.

Matlock holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.38 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 195 residents per square mile.

📰 Matlock News Today

• David Matlock Obituary November 1, 2025 Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory · Nov 1
• Elaine Getting Obituary Apr 15, 2026 eldridgefamilyfuneralhomes.com · Apr 15
• Janine Linette Matlock Obituary Feb 1, 2026 Waterbury Funeral Service · Feb 1
• Elaine Getting, 77, rural Matlock The N'West Iowa REVIEW · Apr 16
• Marvella Krahling Obituary Jan 24, 2026 Jurrens Funeral Homes · Jan 24

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Matlock Unique

• The only place in America named Matlock — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• With 74 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in northwestern Iowa, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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 Matlock

• Bruce Schomaker Recreation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Otter Creek - Vreeman Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Otter Creek Public Hunting Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Matlock

🏘️ Nearby Communities