New Haven, Iowa

About New Haven

New Haven, IA is a small unincorporated community located in northern Iowa.

New Haven holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.93 square miles.

📰 New Haven News Today

• Carol Sullivan Obituary (2026) - New Haven, IA - Hauser Weishaar Funeral Home Legacy | Obituary · Aug 14
• Find out if the Iowa State Fair broke a record for largest pizza party The Des Moines Register · Aug 16
• Dean F. Michels, 87 Austin Daily Herald · Nov 18
• Jerome "Jerry" E. Hemrich Obituary Sep 11, 2020 Behner Funeral Home & Crematory · Sep 11
• Darlene Shirk Obituary (1973 - 2026) - Charles City, IA - KWWL Legacy | Obituary · Sep 2

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What Makes New Haven Unique

• One of 11 places in the US named New Haven — but the Iowa one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern 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 New Haven

• Brownville Bower Addition · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Brownville Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Dale Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Francis Park reviews ★
• New Haven Potholes · Nature reserve reviews ★
• North Haven Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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