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2 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
- 2004IAMap-doton-Rome
- 2008Rome Iowa
RomeIA
A town of 79.
Photo: Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
79
residents
Median home value
$65K
Census ACS
Household income
$39K
median
Median age
33.6
years
Land area
0 sq mi
Small town
79 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Rome. Another town gets a different order.
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Rome has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
26″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter18–35°
Spring40–62°
Summer63–84°
Fall42–64°
Oct 10
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+0.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Rome is
Rome beats the Iowa average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
32 measures vs. Iowa
1 better29 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Rome | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 58.1% | 66.6% |
Henry County Health Center
6.5 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.
57risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHeat wavesStrong wind
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
About Rome
Village in Iowa, United States
Rome is a village in Henry County, Iowa, United States. The population was 114 at the time of the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 114
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 597 ft
- ZIP code
- 52642
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