Diamondhead LakeIA
With 285 residents, it is a town in Iowa.
Is Diamondhead Lake a good place to live?
Diamondhead Lake’s average commute is 42 minutes, where Iowa’s towns sit at 19 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. No town among the 141 in Iowa we compare has a higher median age than Diamondhead Lake. Diamondhead Lake’s concentration of trails is 1.7 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Iowa’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Diamondhead Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
285 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Diamondhead Lake.
Diamondhead Lake stands out in Iowa and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
The top destinations are Guthrie Center (13%), West Des Moines (9%) and Stuart (9%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Diamondhead Lake
The range runs from 12° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 26 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Diamondhead Lake than in most of Iowa or the rest of the country
Among 141 Iowa towns, just 7 have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Diamondhead Lake. 40% of adults have high blood pressure locally. Against the Iowa average, Diamondhead Lake comes out ahead on 5 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 5.
| Diamondhead Lake | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Diamondhead Lake | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.3% | 11.6% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 72.7% | 66.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Diamondhead Lake sell for about $355K
The share of households in Diamondhead Lake who live in a home they own: 100%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The biggest natural risk in Diamondhead Lake is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Diamondhead Lake
Moving to Diamondhead Lake: who provides what
Diamondhead Lake is unincorporated, so Guthrie County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
99% of working residents leave Diamondhead Lake for work
Where Diamondhead Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Diamondhead Lake; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Diamondhead Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Iowa.
About Diamondhead Lake
Census-designated place in Iowa, United States
Diamondhead Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Penn Township, Guthrie County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 371. The CDP consists of a residential community that surrounds Diamondhead Lake, an artificial impoundment just south of the South Raccoon River. The community is located in the southeast corner of Guthrie County, 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Dexter and 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Stuart. It is 38 miles (61 km) west of Des Moines. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.77 square miles (2.0 km2), of which 0.62 square miles (1.6 km2) are land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), or 20.31%, are the w…
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 973 ft
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