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

• Residents complain of dangerous driving conditions on Pleasant Plain Road | Fairfield News Southeast Iowa Union · Jul 27
• Pleasant Plain, IA Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 2
• Larry "Louie" Hanshaw Jr. Obituary Dec 16, 2013 Jones & Eden Funeral Home · Feb 3
• Jefferson County Supervisors lower speed limit on Pleasant Plain Road | Fairfield News Southeast Iowa Union · Jun 9
• Joseph Gevock Obituary (1947 - 2026) - Fairfield, IA - The Gazette Legacy | Obituary · Aug 27

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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 ★

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