Pleasant Plain, Iowa

About Pleasant Plain

Pleasant Plain, IA is a tiny community located in southeastern Iowa, home to 83 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Pleasant Plain holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.01 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 82 residents per square mile.

📰 Pleasant Plain News Today

• Jefferson County residents look for answers over Pleasant Plain Road conditions - KYOU-TV KYOU-TV · Jul 20
• Jefferson County Supervisors lower speed limit on Pleasant Plain Road | Fairfield News southeastiowaunion.com · Jun 17
• Larry "Louie" Hanshaw Jr. Obituary Dec 16, 2013 jonesfh.com · Feb 3
• Phyllis Lucas Obituary (1944 - 2025) - Pleasant Plain, OH - Sioux City Journal Legacy obituary · Nov 15
• Connie Bailey Obituary Sep 21, 2017 - Olson Olson - Yoder Funeral Home · Sep 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Pleasant Plain Unique

• With 83 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• 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.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Pleasant Plain

• Lake Darling State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Livingston Timber Recreation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Pleasant Plain

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