Morning Sun, Iowa

About Morning Sun

Set in the southeastern part of Iowa, Morning Sun is a tiny community with an estimated population of 702.

Morning Sun holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.78 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 900 residents per square mile.

📰 Morning Sun News Today

• Obituary for Ronald "Bill" Butler Snyder & Hollenbaugh Funeral & Cremation Services · May 27
• Michigan’s luck ran out and Iowa took advantage of seconds on its side in 20-19 win at the Big House The Morning Sun · Sep 27
• Morning Sun, IA Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Aug 31
• Obituary for Terry Butler Prugh Funeral Service · Jul 15
• Morning Sun Fire Department completes transition to Morning Sun Fire & Rescue WQAD · May 14

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 Morning Sun Unique

• The only place in America named Morning Sun — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern 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.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Rural Free Delivery Postal Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Morning Sun

• Baird Timber · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hoover Nature Trail · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Virginia Grove Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Virginia Grove Recreation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Morning Sun

• Morning Sun Elementary School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Morning Sun

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