Iola, Texas

About Iola

Iola is a tiny community in eastern Texas counting 347 people who proudly call it home.

Iola holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.03 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 337 residents per square mile.

📰 Iola News Today

• Classroom Champion: Iola’s Jack Smith KBTX News 3 · Oct 8
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Iola, Texas - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Aug 19
• Iola falls to New Home 7-2 in state championship after rough first inning at Dell Diamond 25 News KXXV · Jun 4
• Texas School Districts Approve Tax Abatements for SpaceX 'Terafab' Semiconductor Manufacturing Project The Texan · Jul 15
• Iola, TX Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Aug 31

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What Makes Iola Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Iola — but the Texas one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in eastern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 15 miles.

🏫 Schools in Iola

• IOLA EL
• IOLA H S

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

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