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A city of 1,567 people in Iowa
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Conserved land2.5%26 of 1,056 acres
Trails0.3 mi0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves317 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Corning

City in Iowa, United States
1852Established
1,564Population
1.6 sq miArea
1,194 ftElevation

Corning is a city in Quincy and Jasper Townships, Adams County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,564 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Adams County. Corning is located just north of the intersection of U.S. Route 34 and Iowa Highway 148. Corning is perhaps best known as the birthplace of Johnny Carson. Daniel Webster Turner, who was governor of Iowa from 1931 to 1933, was born in Corning on March 17, 1877. The town is named for Erastus Corning who owned stock in the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad which reached Corning on August 23, 1869 (resulting in the local depot moving from nearby Queen City to Corning). Corning donated a church bell to the Methodist Church..…

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ZIP code50841
Area code641
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Housing in Corning

$150K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Corning home is worth about $150,000, about the same as a year ago, 37% below the Iowa typical home.

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School Grade C-

The public schools Corning’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 84% of Iowa’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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