New Albin, Iowa

About New Albin

Set in the northeastern part of Iowa, New Albin is a tiny community, home to 435 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

New Albin holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.25 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,740 residents per square mile.

📰 New Albin News Today

• Army Corps of Engineers awards $6.3M contract to restore Upper Mississippi River habitat near New Albin, Iowa WXOW · Aug 17
• Matt Howe Obituary Aug 7, 2026 martinfunerals.com · Aug 10
• Robert LeRoy Honeywell III Obituary (2026) - New Albin, IA - Iowa Cremation - Cedar Rapids Legacy obituary · Aug 5
• Done Nyla Bingemheimer Arrested Newspapers.com · Apr 26
• Rose Zoll Waukon Standard Newspaper · Jun 5

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes New Albin Unique

• The only place in America named New Albin — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.25 sq mi.
• Positioned in northeastern 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 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in New Albin

• Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Fish Farms Mounds Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hayes Lake Roadside Park reviews ★
• Kains Lake Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• New Albin Big Lake Wildlife Management Area reviews ★
• New Albin Park reviews ★
• Pool Slough Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Winnebago Creek Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in New Albin

• New Albin Elementary School

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

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🗺️ Map of New Albin

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