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A town of 761. Public schools that outperform most of Iowa.

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Population
761
−6.7% since 2010
Typical home
$171K
+1.7% in a year
Household income
$50K
median
Median age
33.3
years
Jobs based here
237
Balanced

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761 people, and everyone knows the way

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Schools

Correctionville’s public schools outperform 18% of Iowa districts

The public schools Correctionville’s kids attend trail 82% of Iowa’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

C−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
River Valley Junior- Senior High School6–12137C+
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IA on state testsAll 1 schools →
Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 82% of U.S. communities.

82risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
82Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
17
paid flood claims since 1978
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Housing

A typical Correctionville home is worth about $171K

The typical Correctionville home is worth about $171,000, up 1.7% in a year, 29% below the Iowa typical home.

$171KZillow home value

Typical home value

Correctionville$171K
Iowa$240K
+1.7%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Correctionville has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 9°, and about 35 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

35″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–31°
Spring37–59°
Summer60–83°
Fall38–61°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Correctionville

Most working residents leave Correctionville for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Sioux City (28%), Anthon (8%) and Mapleton (6%). Half commute less than 30 miles.

9%work in town

Where working residents work

In Correctionville9%
Sioux City28%
Anthon8%
Mapleton6%
Danbury5%
30 mi
median commute distance
237
jobs based in Correctionville
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Correctionville is

Correctionville beats the Iowa average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.

32 measures vs. Iowa
1 better21 too close to call10 worse
What stands outCorrectionvilleIA
More adults treating high blood pressure82.3%77.8%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth16.4%11.6%
Horn Memorial Hospital
19.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Correctionville is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 383 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Van Houten-Southwell Roadside Park—3
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Plans of Sioux City, Le Mars, Correctionville and Cherokee. (0018.097)
1875 · Plans of Sioux City, Le Mars, Correctionville and Cherokee. (0018.097) · Wikimedia Commons
Correctionville’s story

Correctionville in pictures

5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

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About Correctionville

City in Iowa, US

Correctionville is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Sioux City metropolitan area. The population was 766 at the time of the 2020 census. The town name comes from the original survey of the town. Correctionville has been noted for its unusual place name. It is supposedly the longest single-word place name in the state of Iowa.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
766
Area
0.6 sq mi
Elevation
1,125 ft
ZIP code
51016

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