MatlockIA
A town of 76, settled in 1888.
Is Matlock a good place to live?
No town among the 141 in Iowa we compare has a higher home-ownership rate than Matlock. Matlock has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
76 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Matlock: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Matlock, 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 Matlock.
Matlock: snowy winters and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 7°, with about 41 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Matlock: inland flooding
In Matlock, the FEMA hazard score is 35 of 100, close to Iowa’s towns (40 of 100) and below U.S. towns (44 of 100). Expected losses in Matlock break down as 35% from inland flooding and 24% from hail.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Matlock is
Matlock: just over a third of adults have obesity, below the Iowa town median (38%) and near the median of U.S. towns (35%). Against the Iowa average, Matlock comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. 27% of Matlock adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Matlock | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.5% | 7% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Matlock | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults sleeping under 7 hours | 27.4% | 32.5% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 70.1% | 66.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.3% | 11.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Matlock
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Matlock
About 4 of every 100 Matlock residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Iowa.
About Matlock
City in Iowa, US
Matlock is a city in Sioux County, Iowa, United States. The population was 74 at the time of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,401 ft
- ZIP code
- 51244
Questions about Matlock
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Matlock, IA a good place to live?
Matlock has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.