Story City, Iowa

About Story City

Story City, IA is a small town located in central Iowa with an estimated population of 3,439.

Story City holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.97 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,158 residents per square mile.

📰 Story City News Today

• Story City Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Story City’s heritage comes to life in Scandinavian Days iowastatedaily.com · Jun 3
• Centuries-old Story City log cabin reconstructed to preserve history kcci.com · May 5
• See photos of an Iowa composer perform a song about Story City The Ames Tribune · Jun 9
• Kay Romaine Disbrowe Obituary | Adams Funeral Home & Cremation Service | Story City, IA Tribute Archive · Aug 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Story City Unique

• The only place in America named Story City — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• 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 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Story City

• Happy Chef
• KaffeGeita (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Story City Carousel · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Story City

• Doolittle Prairie State Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Anderson Canoe Access · Nature reserve reviews ★
• E18 Canoe Access reviews ★
• E18 Greenbelt Access · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Jacobsen Park reviews ★
• Larson Park reviews ★
• North Park reviews ★
• Prairie Park reviews ★
• Sheffield Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Skunk River Greenbelt · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Story City Park reviews ★
• Story City Soccer Field reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Story City

• Roland-Story Elementary School
• Roland-Story High School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Story City

🏘️ Nearby Communities