Westside, IA
- Elevation
- 1,402 ft USGS GNIS community points and 3DEP elevation · GNIS 2026-07-06; USGS 3DEP sampled 2026-07-23
- General Quality Overall rating out of 100
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Westside is a quiet, close-knit town of under 300 people in western Iowa's Crawford County. Founded in the late 1860s along the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, the town got its name from sitting just west of the state's drainage divide between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. Today, U.S. Highway 30 runs right through the community, making it easy to enjoy peaceful small-town living while staying connected to nearby regional hubs like Carroll and Denison.
Daily life here centers on the local community and the Ar-We-Va school district, which is based right in town and brings together families from across Crawford and Carroll counties. Between the quiet residential streets, open farmland, and a straightforward drive to bigger retail and healthcare centers, Westside offers a classic, relaxed rural Iowa lifestyle.
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