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Beacon, IA

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Population
428
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
761 ft
Median Home Value
$77,900
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$650/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$55,625
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in IowaPopulation rankingHighest population places in IowaNearest larger communityOskaloosa, Iowa2.4 miles away · 11,493 residents.

About Beacon

Beacon is a city in Mahaska County, Iowa, United States. The 2020 census counted 445 residents. Coal miners in Beacon joined the United Mine Workers union in 1894, organizing local 178. By 1902, this had 100 members. Beacon's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Iowa setting. The local scoop is how Beacon's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. Beacon is home to mines that opened in 1879.

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