Lost Nation is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Lost Nation, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Lost Nation have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Lost Nation were 100 adults, 17 would have a bachelor’s degree or more
For every 100 residents, 28 are under 18, beside 23 across IA. Population: about 425 (2025 Census estimate). 22 in 100 residents are 65 or older.
Median age 41.6 (IA 38.6).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.6 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.8% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 46 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Lost Nation says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Lost Nation
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Lost Nation’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Lost Nation or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Lost Nation in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.