North Central Iowa

North Central Iowa is in the Midwest of the United States of America.

• 43.070278-94.2297221 Algona
• 43.395833-94.4808332 Armstrong (Iowa)
• 43.096389-93.8011113 Britt
• 43.136389-93.384 Clear Lake
• 42.506667-94.1802785 Fort Dodge
• 43.148611-93.2019446 Mason City

This largely rural region includes the counties of Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth, Mitchell, Hancock, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Humboldt, Wright, Franklin, Butler, Calhoun, Webster, Hamilton, Hardin, and Grundy. The most populated areas are Mason City in Cerro Gordo County and Fort Dodge in Webster County.

Although there are airports, most people get here by car. Interstate 35 runs through the center of this region, leading south to the state capital city of Des Moines in Central Iowa and north to Minnesota. US highway 20 runs along the lower edge of this region, connecting the region to Sioux City in the west and Waterloo and Dubuque in the east.

• 42.962-92.50821 Little Brown Church in the Vale, 2730 Cheyenne Ave, Nashua. 9AM–5PM daily. Known from the 19th-century hymn, "The Church in the Wildwood", this old wooden church is found in the ghost town of Bradford, along the highway across the Cedar River to the east of Nashua. It is attracts large numbers of weddings and vow renewals because of its quaint setting. There is a church service on Sundays at 10:30AM.  (updated Nov 2026)
• 42.7309-93.74412 Heartland Museum, 119 9th St SW (Hwy 3 West & 9th St SW in Clarion), ☏ +1 515 602-6000. Wed–Sat 10AM–4PM summers; contact the museum for other times of year. Heartland Museum is located on the western edge of Clarion on Highway 3. Features include the large agriculture hall with lots of antique farm equipment, balcony level farm toy displays, and displays from other communities in Wright County. Two RV parking spaces, with overnight parking allowed for a donation.
  The museum is also home to Alvina Sellers' Iowa Hat Lady collection of over 6,000 hats. Alvina was from Clarion and gave 5,636 programs, including an appearance in the David Letterman Show. The Artist Teddy Bear Museum hosts the Teddy Bear Reunion in the Heartland in Clarion. The celebration has been held every 5 years since 1990. Another feature of the museum is the period streetscapes that recreate businesses in Clarion from years gone by. The Wright County Historical Library in the museum is a history and research library of information all about Wright County located in the 1920s-1930s streetscape. $12.  (updated Nov 2026)