BerkleyIA
A town of 21, settled in 1883.
Is Berkley a good place to live?
80% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Berkley, above both Iowa’s towns (25%) and U.S. towns (29%). No town among the 141 in Iowa we compare has a higher median age than Berkley. Berkley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
21 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Berkley: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Berkley, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Berkley.
Berkley has four seasons and pleasant summers
Berkley has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 11° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Berkley is
On this, Berkley is against 7% in Iowa’s towns and 8.1% across U.S. towns. Berkley beats the Iowa average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 23% of Berkley adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Berkley | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 7% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Berkley | IA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 13.7% | 7.3% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 18.6% | 12% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 14.5% | 9.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Berkley, with drought at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Berkley
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Berkley; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Berkley residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Iowa.
About Berkley
City in Iowa, US
Berkley is a city in Union Township, Boone County, Iowa, United States. The population was 23 at the 2020 census, down 4.2% from 24 in 2000.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 991 ft
Questions about Berkley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Berkley, IA a good place to live?
Berkley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.