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Promise City, IA

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Population
90
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
1,053 ft
Median Home Value
$53,900
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$625/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$41,563
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
General Quality
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About Promise City

Founded in the 1850s with the optimistic name "Promise of a City," this quiet Wayne County town offers a simple, slow-paced rural lifestyle in southern Iowa. Originally built up around farming and the railroad, today's Promise City is a peaceful community of fewer than a hundred residents sitting just north of the Missouri border. Families are served by the nearby Seymour school district, and locals appreciate the open countryside, starry night skies, and easy drives to neighboring towns along Highway 2.

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Lower County Wildfire Hazard Potential ClassA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingLow PopulationA+100.0rating

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