River Sioux, Iowa

About River Sioux

River Sioux is a small unincorporated community in western Iowa.

River Sioux holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.38 square miles.

📰 River Sioux News Today

• Sally Hussing Obituary Apr 1, 2026 Fouts Funeral Home · Apr 1
• ‘We are extremely blessed’ - Sioux City Railroad Museum receives $1.9 million federal grant for flood recovery KTIV · Jan 22
• Water district plans more testing, considers treatment of ‘forever chemicals’ in Big Sioux River Sioux Falls Live · Apr 13
• Annie A. Bohall Obituary Dec 20, 2025 Waterbury Funeral Service · Dec 20
• Must-see video: Iowa fisherman lands record-breaking 105-pound blue catfish KCCI · Oct 24

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes River Sioux Unique

• The only place in America named River Sioux — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western 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 7 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in River Sioux

• 🏞️ Pelican Point State Recreation Area · National Park reviews ★
• Deer Island State Game Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Fawn Island Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Gee-Hruska Wetland Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Little Sioux Access · Nature reserve reviews ★
• O'Day Wetland Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Upper Bullard Bend Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of River Sioux

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