Packwood, Iowa

About Packwood

Set in the southeastern part of Iowa, Packwood is a tiny community, home to 186 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Packwood is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.75 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 248 residents per square mile.

📰 Packwood News Today

• Southeast Iowa man killed in Thursday afternoon crash in Keokuk County KTVO · Oct 2
• Jared Greiner Obituary Mar 29, 2026 Powell Funeral Homes · Mar 31
• Jane Ann McCormick Obituary Aug 11, 2026 Shaw Funeral Home | Vici, OK · Aug 11
• Miller-Meeks Votes to Pass Appropriations Bills that Deliver $19 MILLION to Southeast Iowa - Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks | (.gov) Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks | (.gov) · Jan 23
• Dennis Dale Askew Obituary Oct 4, 2021 Behner Funeral Home & Crematory · Oct 4

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What Makes Packwood Unique

• 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

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Packwood

• Friendship Park reviews ★
• Gobble Park reviews ★
• Rambler Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Packwood

• Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School
• Pekin Elementary School

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

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