Varina, Iowa

About Varina

Set in the northwestern part of Iowa, Varina is a tiny community counting 69 people who proudly call it home.

Varina holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.22 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 314 residents per square mile.

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What Makes Varina Unique

• The only place in America named Varina — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.22 sq mi.
• With 69 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in northwestern Iowa, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Varina

• Brabec Farms Wetland Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Crotty Wetland Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hansen Breon Wetland Site · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Leo Shimon Marsh Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Pocohontas County Waterfowl Production Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Sunken Grove State Game Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Voss Prairie Wetland · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Westmoreland Wetland Complex · Nature reserve reviews ★

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