Saylorville, Iowa
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About Saylorville
Saylorville, IA is a small unincorporated community located in central Iowa.
Officially, Saylorville is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 6.79 square miles.
📰 Saylorville News Today
- Saylorville Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- Paul "Skip" Richard Albright hamiltonsfuneralhome.com · Jun 18
- Videos show boat fire on Saylorville Lake, rescue efforts who13.com · Jul 26
- Soggy Frog floating bar and rooftop restaurant opens at Saylorville Marina KCCI · May 25
- One dead, severe damage after tornadoes, thunderstorms hit Midwest spokesman.com · Jun 12
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Saylorville Unique
- The only place in America named Saylorville — 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.
- Part of the fabric of Iowa — one of 1,026 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Easy reach of Ankeny (4 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Saylorville
- Chicago Speakeasy — steak house
- Chuck's Restaurant — italian
- Dough Co Pizza — pizza
- El Salvadoreño
- LJ's Burgers and Ice Cream — burger
- Lachele's Fine Foods + The Fitz — american
- Main Street Cafe & Bakery — burger
- Pueblo Viejo — mexican
- Silk Elephant — thai
- Smokey D's BBQ — barbecue
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Saylorville
- Cottonwood Recreation Area reviews ★
- Ankeny Garden of Hope and Dreams · Garden reviews ★
- Belle M. Turner Park reviews ★
- Carney Marsh · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Chautauqua Park reviews ★
- Diamond Hills Greenway reviews ★
- Glenbrooke Park reviews ★
- Jaycee Park reviews ★
- Johnson Pit · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Lee Acres · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Margo Frankel Woods State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Sawgrass Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.