Newspapers in Iowa are listed by city below. Newspaper circulation and ownership are included here.
| Iowa Newspapers by city |
|---|
| City |
Newspaper |
Circulation |
Owner |
| |
| Ackley |
 Ackley World Journal
| 2,200 | |
|
| Adair |
Adair News
| 1,400 | |
|
| Adel |
Dallas County News
| 2,402 | Iowa Newspapers, Inc. |
| | Northeast Dallas County Record
| 1,500 | Iowa Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Afton |
 Afton Star Enterprise
| 1,125 | |
|
| Albia |
Albia Union Republican
| 3,500 | Albia Newspapers, Inc. |
| | Monroe County News
| 2,850 | |
|
| Algona |
Algona Upper Des Moines
| 4,800 | |
|
| Allison |
Butler County Tribune-Journal
| 1,600 | |
|
| Altoona |
Altoona Herald-Index
| 5,300 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
|
| Ames |
Ames Daily Tribune
| 10,086 | Iowa Newspapers, Inc. |
| | Iowa State Daily
(university) | 14,000 | Iowa State University |
|
| Anamosa |
Anamosa Journal-Eureka
| 8,000 | Anamosa Publications |
|
| Anita |
Anita Tribune
| 1,400 | |
|
| Atlantic |
Atlantic News Telegraph
| 3,398 | Community Media Group, Inc. |
|
| Audubon |
Audubon County Advocate Journal
| 2,425 | |
|
| Avoca |
Avoca Journal-Herald
| 1,600 | |
|
| Bancroft |
Bancroft Register
| 560 | |
|
| Bayard |
Bayard News Gazette
| 2,235 | |
|
| Bedford |
Bedford Times Press
| 1,439 | Times-Citizen Communications |
|
| Belle Plaine |
Belle Plaine Star Press Union
| 2,950 | Marengo Publishing Corporation |
|
| Bellevue |
Bellevue Herald Journal
| 2,770 | |
|
| Belmond |
Belmond Independent
| 2,500 | |
|
| Bettendorf |
Bettendorf News
| 10,100 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
|
| Bloomfield |
Bloomfield Democrat
| 2,534 | Bloomfield Communications, Inc. |
|
| Boone |
Boone News Republican
| 4,000 | Midlands News Inc. |
|
| Breda |
Breda News
| 645 | |
|
| Britt |
Britt News-Tribune
| 1,225 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
|
| Buffalo Center |
Buffalo Center Tribune
| 1,595 | |
|
| Burlington |
Des Moines County News
| 1,900 | |
| | Hawk Eye
| 18,921 | Harris Enterprises Inc. |
|
| Calmar |
Calmar Courier
| 1,700 | |
|
| Carlisle |
Carlisle Citizen
| 1,600 | |
|
| Carroll |
Carroll Daily Times Herald
| 6,321 | |
| | Carroll Today
| 19,000 | Media Solutions Inc. |
|
| Cascade |
Cascade Pioneer
| 2,200 | Woodward Communications Inc. |
|
| Cedar Falls |
Northern Iowan
(university) | 18,000 | University of Northern Iowa |
|
| Cedar Rapids |
Cedar Rapids Gazette
| 58,450 | Gazette Communications |
| | Iowa Farmer Today
(agriculture) | | Lee Enterprises, Inc |
|
| Centerville |
Daily Iowegian
| 2,806 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
|
| Central City |
Linn News-Letter
| 4,200 | |
|
| Chariton |
Chariton Herlad-Patriot
| 2,500 | |
| | Chariton Leader
| 2,500 | |
|
| Charles City |
Charles City Press
| 2,824 | GateHouse Media |
|
| Cherokee |
Cherokee Chronicle Times
| 2,389 | Rust Communications |
|
| Clarinda |
Clarinda Herald-Journal
| 2,300 | |
|
| Clarion |
Wright County Monitor
| 1,726 | |
|
| Clarksville |
Clarksville Star
| 1,058 | Mid-America Publishing |
|
| Clear Lake |
Clear Lake Mirror Reporter
| 2,345 | Prefin Inc. |
|
| Clinton |
Clinton Herald
| 11,556 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
|
| Columbus Junction |
Columbus Gazette
| 1,370 | |
|
| Conrad |
Conrad Record
| 850 | |
|
| Coon Rapids |
Coon Rapids Enterprise
| 1,700 | |
|
| Corning |
Adams County Free Press
| 2,400 | |
|
| Corydon |
Corydon Times-Republican
| 5,000 | |
|
| Council Bluffs |
Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil
| 14,051 | |
|
| Cresco |
Cresco Times-Plain Deale
| 1,200 | GateHouse Media |
|
| Creston |
Creston News Advertiser
| 5,492 | Shaw Newspapers |
|
| Davenport |
Davenport Catholic Messenger
(religion: christian) | | the Diocese of Davenport |
| | Dispatch Argus Leader
| 48,157 | Small Newspaper Group Inc. |
| | Quad-City Times
| 51,273 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| | River Cities Reader
| | |
| | Thrifty Nickel
(shopping) | | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
|
| Dayton |
Dayton Review
| 816 | |
|
| Decorah |
Decorah Journal
| 6,107 | |
| | Decorah Public Opinion
| 6,026 | John Anundsen |
| | Luther College Chips
(university) | | Luther College |
|
| Denison |
Denison Bulletin & Review
| 4,000 | |
|
| Denver |
Denver Forum
| 1,000 | |
|
| Des Moines |
Des Moines City View
(city guides) | 29,694 | Big Green Umbrella Media, Inc. |
| | Des Moines Register
| 116,876 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
| | Times Delphic
(university) | 2,100 | Drake University |
|
| DeWitt |
DeWitt Observer
| 4,450 | |
|
| Diagonal |
Diagonal Progress
| 365 | |
|
| Donnellson |
Donnellson Star
| 1,400 | Brehm Communications, Inc. |
|
| Doon |
Doon Press
| 2,600 | |
|
| Dubuque |
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
| 28,207 | Woodward Communications, Inc. |
| | Dubuque Witness
(religion: christian) | 14,500 | the Archdiocese of Dubuque |
| | Lorian
(university) | | Loras College |
|
| Dunlap |
Dunlap Reporter
| 1,273 | |
|
| Dyersville |
Dyersville Commercial
| 4,000 | Woodward Communications Inc. |
|
| Dysart |
Dysart Reporter
| 800 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Eagle Grove |
Eagle Grove Eagle
| 2,317 | |
|
| Earlham |
Earlham Advocate
| 700 | |
|
| Eldora |
Eldora Herald-Ledger
| 2,450 | |
| | Hardin County Index
| 2,450 | GateHouse Media |
|
| Eldridge |
Eldridge North Scott Press
| 5,800 | |
|
| Elgin |
Elgin Echo
| 1,400 | Janell Bradley |
|
| Elk Horn |
Elk Horn Danish Village Voice
| 1,000 | |
|
| Elkader |
Clayton County Register
| 2,500 | |
|
| Emmetsburg |
Emmetsburg Democrat
| 2,700 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
| | Emmetsburg Reporter
| 2,700 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Essex |
Essex Independent
| 300 | |
|
| Estherville |
Estherville Daily News
| 2,282 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Fairfield |
Fairfield Daily Ledger
| 3,194 | Golden Triangle Newspapers |
|
| Farmington |
Van Buren County Leader-Record
| 1,786 | |
|
| Fontanelle |
Fontanelle Observer
| 855 | |
|
| Forest City |
Forest City Summit
| 2,800 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| | Winnebago Hancock Shopper
(shopping) | | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
|
| Fort Dodge |
Fort Dodge Farm-News
(agriculture) | | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
| | Fort Dodge Messenger
| 16,355 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Fort Madison |
Fort Madison Daily Democrat
| 5,057 | Brehm Communications, Inc. |
|
| Garner |
Garner Leader and Signal
| 2,500 | |
|
| George |
Lyon County News
| 1,000 | |
|
| Gladbrook |
Northern Sun Print
| 1,100 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Glenwood |
Glenwood Opinion Tribune
| 7,250 | Landmark Media Enterprises LLC |
|
| Glidden |
Glidden Graphic
| 700 | |
|
| Gowrie |
Gowrie News
| 2,300 | |
|
| Graettinger |
Graettinger Times
| 1,300 | |
|
| Greene |
Greene Recorder
| 1,250 | |
|
| Greenfield |
Adair County Free Press
| 2,300 | |
|
| Grinnell |
Grinnell Herald-Register
| 3,500 | |
| | Grinnell Scarlet & Black
(university) | | Grinnell College |
| | Poweshiek County Chronicle Republican
| | Marengo Publishing Corporation |
|
| Griswold |
Griswold American
| 1,100 | |
|
| Grundy Center |
Grundy Register
| 2,800 | |
|
| Guttenberg |
Guttenberg Press
| 2,600 | |
|
| Hamburg |
Hamburg Reporter
| 1,100 | GateHouse Media |
|
| Hampton |
Hampton Chronicle
| 3,140 | |
|
| Harlan |
Harlan News-Advertiser
| 4,724 | Tribune Newspapers |
| | Harlan Tribune
| 4,725 | Tribune Newspapers |
|
| Hartley |
Hartley Sentinel-News
| 1,283 | |
|
| Hinton |
Hinton Times
| 400 | |
|
| Holstein |
Holstein Advance
| 1,254 | |
|
| Hopkinton |
Delaware County Leader
| 1,083 | |
|
| Hospers |
Siouxland Press
| 1,800 | |
|
| Hubbard |
Hubbard Signal-Review
| 1,326 | |
|
| Hudson |
Hudson Herald
| 1,300 | |
|
| Hull |
Sioux County Index-Reporter
| 1,221 | New Century Press |
|
| Humboldt |
Humboldt Independent
| 3,623 | James and Jeffery Gargano |
|
| Ida Grove |
Ida County Courier Reminder
| 3,000 | Ida County Courier-Reminder Inc. |
|
| Independence |
Independence Bulletin-Journal
| 4,200 | Community Media Group, Inc. |
|
| Indianola |
Indianola Record Herald
| 7,480 | |
| | Simpsonian
(university) | 2,000 | Simpson College |
|
| Inwood |
Inwood West Lyon Herald
| 1,400 | New Century Press |
|
| Iowa City |
Daily Iowan
(university) | 20,500 | University of Iowa |
| | Iowa City Press Citizen
| 13,352 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
| | Kirkwood Community College Communique
(university) | 9,000 | |
|
| Iowa Falls |
Iowa Falls Times Citizen
| | Times-Citizen Communications |
|
| Jefferson |
Jefferson Herald
| 1,800 | |
|
| Jesup |
Jesup Citizen Herald
| 1,169 | |
|
| Kalona |
Kalona News
| 2,600 | Sletchta Communications Inc. |
|
| Kanawha |
Kanawha Reporter
| 800 | |
|
| Keokuk |
Keokuk Daily Gate City
| 5,500 | Brehm Communications, Inc. |
|
| Keosauqua |
Van Buren County Register
| 3,250 | |
|
| Keota |
Keota Eagle
| 1,500 | |
|
| Kingsley |
Kingsley News-Times
| 1,000 | |
|
| Knoxville |
Knoxville Journal Express
| 3,500 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
|
| La Porte City |
La Porte City Progress-Review
| 1,360 | |
|
| Lake City |
Lake City Graphic
| 1,200 | |
|
| Lake Mills |
Lake Mills Graphic
| 2,140 | |
|
| Lake View |
Lake View Resort
| 1,500 | |
|
| Lamoni |
Lamoni Chronicle
| 982 | |
|
| Lamont |
Lamont Leader
| 700 | |
|
| Lansing |
River News
| | |
|
| Laurens |
Laurens Sun
| 1,500 | |
|
| Le Mars |
Le Mars Daily Sentinel
| 3,044 | Rust Communications |
|
| Lenox |
Lenox Time Table
| 975 | Randall and Colleen Larimer |
|
| Leon |
Leon Journal-Reporter
| 2,100 | |
|
| Lime Springs |
Lime Springs Herald
| 654 | Evans Printing & Publishing, Inc. |
|
| LIttle Rock |
Little Rock Free Lance
| 900 | |
|
| Logan |
Logan Herald-Observer
| 1,400 | |
|
| Lone Tree |
Lone Tree Reporter
| 775 | |
|
| Madrid |
Madrid Register-News
| 1,250 | Wilcox Printing & Publishing, Inc. |
|
| Malvern |
Malvern Leader
| 800 | |
|
| Manchester |
Manchester Press
| 4,800 | |
|
| Manilla |
Manilla Times
| 1,200 | |
|
| Manly |
Manly Junction Signal
| 600 | |
|
| Manning |
Manning Monitor
| 1,550 | |
|
| Manson |
Calhoun County Journal-Herald
| 1,980 | Dudley Printing Inc. |
|
| Mapleton |
Mapleton Press
| | |
|
| Maquoketa |
Maquoketa Sentinel-Press
| 5,050 | |
|
| Marengo |
Marengo Pioneer-Republican
| 2,542 | Marengo Publishing Corporation |
|
| Marion |
Marion Times
| 2,150 | |
|
| Marshalltown |
Marshalltown Pennysaver
(shopping) | | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
| | Marshalltown Times Republican
| 9,349 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Mason City |
Mason City Globe Gazette
| 16,812 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| | Mason City Shopper
(shopping) | | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
|
| McGregor |
North Iowa Times
| 750 | |
|
| Mediapolis |
Mediapolis News
| 1,400 | Davis Media, LLC |
|
| Missouri Valley |
Missouri Valley Times-News
| 2,236 | |
|
| Monona |
Monona Outlook
| 2,100 | |
|
| Monroe |
Monroe Legacy
| 935 | |
|
| Monticello |
Monticello Express
| 3,450 | Monticello Express & Express Printing Co. |
|
| Moravia |
Moravia Union
| 600 | |
|
| Mount Ayr |
Mount Ayr Record-News
| 2,374 | Paragon Publications, Inc. |
|
| Mount Pleasant |
Mount Pleasant News
| 2,668 | Golden Triangle Newspapers |
|
| Mount Vernon |
Cornell College Cornellian
(university) | 1,200 | |
| | Mt. Vernon-Lisbon Sun
| 18,000 | West Branch Times Communications Corp |
|
| Moville |
Moville Record
| 1,382 | Baker Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Muscatine |
Muscatine Journal
| 6,605 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| | Muscatine Post
(shopping) | | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
|
| Nashua |
Nashua Reporter
| 1,014 | |
|
| Neola |
Neola Gazette
| 1,721 | |
|
| Nevada |
Nevada Journal
| 3,200 | Omaha World-Herald Company |
|
| New Hampton |
New Hampton Tribune
| 3,500 | GateHouse Media |
|
| New London |
New London Journal
| 1,200 | |
|
| Newell |
Buena Vista County Journal
| 1,073 | |
|
| Newton |
Newton Daily News
| 5,000 | Shaw Newspapers |
|
| North English |
North English Record
| 902 | Marengo Publishing Corporation |
|
| North Liberty |
North Liberty Leader
| 1,100 | Hybrid Publications, Inc. |
|
| Northwood |
Northwood Anchor
| 1,998 | |
|
| Norwalk |
North Warren Town and County News
| 1,722 | Klein Publications, Inc. |
|
| Oakland |
Oakland Herald
| 1,250 | |
|
| Ocheyedan |
Ocheyedan Press-Melvin News
| 1,386 | Press, Inc. |
|
| Odebolt |
Odebolt Chronicle
| 1,500 | |
|
| Oelwein |
Oelwein Register
| 2,760 | Community Media Group, Inc. |
|
| Ogden |
Ogden Reporter
| 2,100 | Gary and Sharon Alban |
|
| Onawa |
Onawa Democrat
| 2,900 | |
| | Onawa Sentinel
| 750 | |
|
| Orange City |
Sioux County Capital-Democrat
| 1,800 | Pluim Publishing Inc. |
|
| Osage |
Mitchell County Press News
| 2,750 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
|
| Osceola |
Osceola Sentinel Tribune
| 3,886 | Frank and Sally Morlan |
|
| Oskaloosa |
Oskaloosa Herald
| 3,381 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
|
| Ossian |
Ossian Bee
| 912 | Janell Bradley |
|
| Ottumwa |
Ottumwa Courier
| 13,191 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
|
| Panora |
Guthrie County Vedette
| 1,200 | |
|
| Parkersburg |
Parkersburg Eclipse-News-Review
| 2,205 | |
|
| Pella |
Pella Chronicle
| 3,600 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
|
| Perry |
Perry Chief
| 2,630 | |
|
| Pleasantville |
Marion County News
| 1,300 | |
|
| Pocahontas |
Pocahontas Record Democrat
| 2,100 | |
|
| Postville |
Postville Herald-Leader
| 1,400 | News Publishing, Inc. |
|
| Prairie City |
Prairie City News
| 1,325 | |
|
| Preston |
Preston Times
| 1,000 | |
|
| Red Oak |
Red Oak Express
| 3,695 | Landmark Media Enterprises LLC |
|
| Reinbeck |
Reinbeck Courier
| 1,800 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Remsen |
Remsen Bell-Enterprise
| 1,100 | |
|
| Riceville |
Riceville Recorder
| 1,350 | Evans Printing & Publishing, Inc. |
|
| Rock Rapids |
Lyon County Reporter
| 1,200 | New Century Press |
|
| Rock Valley |
Rock Valley Bee
| 1,400 | |
|
| Rockwell City |
Calhoun County Advocate
| 700 | |
|
| Saint Ansgar |
Saint Ansgar Enterprise Journal
| 1,300 | |
|
| Sanborn |
Sanborn Pioneer
| 800 | |
|
| Schaller |
Schaller Herald
| 900 | |
|
| Schleswig |
Schleswig Leader
| | Mapleton Press |
|
| Scranton |
Scranton Journal
| 832 | |
|
| Sergeant Bluff |
Sergeant Bluff Advocate
| 1,200 | |
|
| Seymour |
Seymour Herald
| 1,500 | |
|
| Sheldon |
N'West Iowa Review
| 5,610 | |
| | Sheldon Mail-Sun
| 2,190 | |
|
| Shenandoah |
Shenandoah Valley News Today
| 2,432 | Midlands Newspapers Inc. |
|
| Sibley |
Osceola County Gazette-Tribune
| 1,983 | |
|
| Sidney |
Sidney Argus-Herald
| 1,200 | |
|
| Sigourney |
Sigourney News-Review
| 2,500 | |
|
| Sioux Center |
Sioux Center News
| 2,258 | |
|
| Sioux City |
Catholic Globe
(religion: christian) | 27,250 | Diocese of Sioux City |
| | Cliff News
(university) | | Briar Cliff College |
| | Sioux City Journal
| 38,740 | Lee Enterprises, Inc |
|
| Slater |
Slater Tri-County Times
| 3,459 | Iowa Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Solon |
Solon Economist
| 1,270 | Hybrid Publications, Inc. |
|
| Spencer |
Spencer Daily Reporter
| 4,004 | |
|
| Spirit Lake |
Dickinson County News
| 3,500 | |
|
| Stacyville |
Stacyville Monitor Review
| 1,400 | |
|
| State Center |
State Center Mid Iowa Enterprise
| 1,112 | |
|
| Storm Lake |
BVU Undercurrent
(university) | | Buena Vista University |
| | Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune
| 3,082 | |
| | Storm Lake Times
| 3,200 | John and Art Cullen |
|
| Story City |
Story City Herald
| 1,963 | |
|
| Stratford |
Stratford Courier
| 700 | |
|
| Strawberry Point |
Strawberry Point Press Journal
| 1,700 | |
|
| Stuart |
Stuart Herald
| 1,500 | |
|
| Sully |
Sully Diamond Trail News
| 1,850 | |
|
| Sumner |
Sumner Gazette
| 1,700 | |
|
| Tabor |
Tabor Beacon-Enterprise
| 1,000 | |
|
| Tama |
Tama News-Herlad
| 2,650 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Tipton |
Tipton Conservative and Advertiser
| 4,582 | Conservative Publishing Co |
|
| Titonka |
Titonka Topic
| 640 | |
|
| Toledo |
Toledo Chronicle
| 2,778 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Traer |
Traer Star-Clipper
| 1,800 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Tripoli |
Tripoli Leader
| 1,200 | |
|
| Villisca |
Villisca Review
| 1,300 | |
|
| Vinton |
Cedar Valley Daily Times
| 2,000 | Community Media Group, Inc. |
| | Vinton Eagle
| 2,258 | |
|
| Walnut |
Walnut Bureau
| 650 | |
|
| Wapello |
Wapello Republican
| 2,300 | |
|
| Washington |
Washington Evening Journal
| 3,462 | Golden Triangle Newspapers |
|
| Waterloo |
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
| 40,398 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
|
| Waukon |
Waukon Standard
| 4,200 | News Publishing, Inc. |
|
| Waverly |
Bremer County Independent
| 5,099 | Community Media Group, Inc. |
| | Wartburg Trumpet
(university) | 2,000 | Wartburg College |
| | Waverly Democrat
| 5,000 | Community Media Group, Inc. |
|
| Webster City |
Webster City Daily Freeman Journal
| 2,699 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Wellman |
Wellman Advance
| 1,250 | Three Chicks Publications, LLC |
|
| West Bend |
West Bend Journal
| 1,500 | |
|
| West Branch |
West Branch Times
| 1,350 | Stuart Clark & Jake Krob |
|
| West Liberty |
West Liberty Index
| 1,700 | |
|
| West Point |
West Point Bee Star
| 758 | Brehm Communications, Inc. |
|
| West Union |
Fayette County Union
| 3,650 | |
|
| What Cheer |
What Cheer Paper
| 1,538 | Mid-America Publishing |
|
| Williamsburg |
Williamsburg Journal Tribune
| 2,800 | Marengo Publishing Corporation |
|
| Wilton |
Wilton-Durant Advocate News
| 2,500 | |
|
| Winfield |
Winfield Beacon/Wayland News
| 2,000 | |
|
| Winterset |
Winterset Madisonian
| 3,580 | |
|
| Winthrop |
Winthrop News
| 3,800 | Goodnight in the Morning Communications, Inc. |
|
| Woodbine |
Woodbine Twiner
| 1,200 | |
|
| Wyoming |
Wyoming Midland Times
| 1,000 | |
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