Tipton, Iowa

About Tipton

Tipton, IA is a small town located in eastern Iowa counting 3,059 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Tipton is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.02 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,514 residents per square mile.

📰 Tipton News Today

• Frederick Edward Powers Obituary Jun 21, 2026 Fry Funeral Home & Cremation Services · Jun 21
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Tipton, Iowa - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 25
• Miller-Meeks Announces $1 Million for Tipton’s Montgomery Drive Project - Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks | (.gov) Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks | (.gov) · Feb 13
• Frederick “Fred” Leo Kaefring Obituary (1938 - 2026) - Tipton, IA - The Gazette Legacy | Obituary · Oct 4
• Person killed in crash outside of Tipton, Iowa WQAD · Aug 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Iowa headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Tipton Unique

• One of 7 places in the US named Tipton — but the Iowa one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in eastern 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

• 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.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Tipton

• Mi Tierra — mexican
• A Place to Land — coffee shop (café)
• China Garden — chinese
• Fortunados Finest — coffee shop (café)
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Tipton Family Restaurant

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Tipton

• Mitzner Property · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Tipton City Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Tipton

• Tipton Elementary School
• Tipton High School
• Tipton Middle School

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

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