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Jacksonville Iowa
Iowa›Shelby County

JacksonvilleIA

A town in Iowa.

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Land area
0 sq mi
Settled
1897
129 years ago

Is Jacksonville a good place to live?

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Jacksonville.

Natural hazards

Top of a high hazard risk in Jacksonville: inland flooding

68risk score of 100

Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 68% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 31% of Jacksonville’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 20% to tornadoes.

FEMA risk score
68High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesDrought

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Jacksonville has four seasons and pleasant summers

31″snow a winter

In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 11°, and about 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–33°
Spring37–60°
Summer61–82°
Fall39–62°
Oct 9
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Jacksonville is

Of 32 CDC measures, Jacksonville beats the Iowa average on 2 and trails it on 9. The share of adults in Jacksonville who sleep under 7 hours: 30%. Among adults locally, 31% feel lonely, below both the Iowa town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%). Only 10 of the 141 Iowa towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Jacksonville.

JacksonvilleIowa townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)30%32%36%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)39%35%35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%20%16%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)31%32%33%
32 measures vs. Iowa
2 better21 too close to call9 worse
What stands outJacksonvilleIA
More adults treating high blood pressure81.5%77.8%
More adults getting cholesterol checked86.4%84.1%
More adults with heart disease8.3%6.6%
Myrtue Medical Center
9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Housing

Homes in Jacksonville sell for about $165K

$165Kmedian sale price
0
homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

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Everything we know about Jacksonville

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Getting set up

Moving to Jacksonville: who provides what

Jacksonville is unincorporated, so Shelby County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerMidAmerican Energy11.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesShelby CountyShelby County provides services here
SchoolsHarlan Community School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Iowa you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereShelby County AuditorShelby County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP code5153751537 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Jacksonville; the nearest are

About Jacksonville

Census-designated place in Iowa, United States

Jacksonville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jackson Township, Shelby County, Iowa, in the United States. As of the 2020 Census the population of Jacksonville was 29.

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Area
0.1 sq mi

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