Morning SunIowa
Morning Sun is a city in Morning Sun Township, Louisa County, Iowa, United States. The population was 752 at the time of the 2020 census.
Intro: Wikipedia
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
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
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.