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
| 1,587 | |
|
| Adair |
Adair News
| 1,185 | |
|
| Adel |
Dallas County News
| 1,736 | Iowa Newspapers, Inc. |
| | Northeast Dallas County Record
| 1,736 | Iowa Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Afton |
 Afton Star Enterprise
| 831 | |
|
| Albia |
Albia Union Republican
| 2,371 | Albia Newspapers, Inc. |
| | Monroe County News
| 2,371 | |
|
| Algona |
Algona Upper Des Moines
| 4,263 | |
|
| Allison |
Butler County Tribune-Journal
| 1,255 | |
|
| Altoona |
Altoona Herald-Index
| 4,313 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
|
| Ames |
Ames Daily Tribune
| 13,414 | Iowa Newspapers, Inc. |
| | Iowa State Daily
(university) | 13,500 | Iowa State University |
|
| Anamosa |
Anamosa Journal-Eureka
| 2,102 | Anamosa Publications |
|
| Anita |
Anita Tribune
| 1,197 | |
|
| Atlantic |
Atlantic News Telegraph
| 2,900 | Community Media Group, Inc. |
|
| Audubon |
Audubon County Advocate Journal
| 1,721 | |
|
| Avoca |
Avoca Journal-Herald
| 1,371 | |
|
| Bancroft |
Bancroft Register
| 689 | |
|
| Bayard |
Bayard News Gazette
| 1,475 | |
|
| Bedford |
Bedford Times Press
| 1,402 | Times-Citizen Communications |
|
| Belle Plaine |
Belle Plaine Star Press Union
| 2,950 | Marengo Publishing Corporation |
|
| Bellevue |
Bellevue Herald Journal
| 2,770 | |
|
| Belmond |
Belmond Independent
| 1,651 | |
|
| Bettendorf |
Bettendorf News
| 9,121 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
|
| Bloomfield |
Bloomfield Democrat
| 2,123 | Bloomfield Communications, Inc. |
|
| Boone |
Boone News Republican
| 2,810 | Midlands News Inc. |
|
| Breda |
Breda News
| 434 | |
|
| Britt |
Britt News-Tribune
| 1,142 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
|
| Buffalo Center |
Buffalo Center Tribune
| 1,355 | |
|
| Burlington |
Des Moines County News
| 1,300 | |
| | Hawk Eye
| 20,583 | Harris Enterprises Inc. |
|
| Calmar |
Calmar Courier
| 1,647 | |
|
| Carlisle |
Carlisle Citizen
| 1,384 | |
|
| Carroll |
Carroll Daily Times Herald
| 5,581 | |
| | Carroll Today
| 19,000 | Media Solutions Inc. |
|
| Cascade |
Cascade Pioneer
| 1,971 | Woodward Communications Inc. |
|
| Cedar Falls |
Northern Iowan
(university) | 8,000 | University of Northern Iowa |
|
| Cedar Rapids |
Cedar Rapids Gazette
| 59,555 | Gazette Communications |
| | Iowa Farmer Today
(agriculture) | 68,387 | Lee Enterprises, Inc |
|
| Centerville |
Daily Iowegian
| 2,374 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
|
| Central City |
Linn News-Letter
| 1,993 | |
|
| Chariton |
Chariton Herlad-Patriot
| 2,886 | |
| | Chariton Leader
| 2,886 | |
|
| Charles City |
Charles City Press
| 2,807 | GateHouse Media |
|
| Cherokee |
Cherokee Chronicle Times
| 1,998 | Rust Communications |
|
| Clarinda |
Clarinda Herald-Journal
| 2,955 | |
|
| Clarion |
Wright County Monitor
| 1,359 | |
|
| Clarksville |
Clarksville Star
| 1,068 | Mid-America Publishing |
|
| Clear Lake |
Clear Lake Mirror Reporter
| 2,670 | Prefin Inc. |
|
| Clinton |
Clinton Herald
| 11,920 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
|
| Columbus Junction |
Columbus Gazette
| 1,125 | |
|
| Conrad |
Conrad Record
| 881 | |
|
| Coon Rapids |
Coon Rapids Enterprise
| 1,676 | |
|
| Corning |
Adams County Free Press
| 1,777 | Don and Christy Groves |
|
| Corydon |
Corydon Times-Republican
| 1,943 | |
|
| Council Bluffs |
Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil
| 13,255 | |
|
| Cresco |
Cresco Times-Plain Dealer
| 2,430 | |
|
| Creston |
Creston News Advertiser
| 4,866 | Shaw Newspapers |
|
| Davenport |
Davenport Catholic Messenger
(religion: christian) | 19,600 | the Diocese of Davenport |
| | Dispatch Argus Leader
| 48,157 | Small Newspaper Group Inc. |
| | Quad-City Times
| 52,684 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| | River Cities Reader
| 20,309 | |
| | Thrifty Nickel
(shopping) | | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
|
| Dayton |
Dayton Review
| 1,015 | |
|
| Decorah |
Decorah Journal
| 5,648 | |
| | Decorah Public Opinion
| 5,561 | John Anundsen |
| | Luther College Chips
(university) | | Luther College |
|
| Denison |
Denison Bulletin & Review
| 3,552 | |
|
| Denver |
Denver Forum
| 565 | |
|
| Des Moines |
Des Moines Cityview
(city guides) | 27,053 | Big Green Umbrella Media, Inc. |
| | Des Moines Register
| 151,448 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
| | Times Delphic
(university) | 3,500 | Drake University |
|
| DeWitt |
DeWitt Observer
| 4,198 | |
|
| Diagonal |
Diagonal Progress
| 452 | |
|
| Donnellson |
Donnellson Star
| 1,400 | Brehm Communications, Inc. |
|
| Doon |
Doon Press
| 2,025 | |
|
| Dubuque |
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
| 29,162 | Woodward Communications, Inc. |
| | Dubuque Witness
(religion: christian) | 14,500 | the Archdiocese of Dubuque |
| | Lorian
(university) | | Loras College |
|
| Dunlap |
Dunlap Reporter
| 994 | |
|
| Dyersville |
Dyersville Commercial
| 4,193 | Woodward Communications Inc. |
|
| Dysart |
Dysart Reporter
| 609 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Eagle Grove |
Eagle Grove Eagle
| 1,595 | |
|
| Earlham |
Earlham Advocate
| 535 | |
|
| Eldora |
Eldora Herald-Ledger
| 1,895 | |
| | Hardin County Index
| 1,895 | GateHouse Media |
|
| Eldridge |
Eldridge North Scott Press
| 5,170 | |
|
| Elgin |
Elgin Echo
| 1,152 | Janell Bradley |
|
| Elk Horn |
Elk Horn Danish Village Voice
| 779 | |
|
| Elkader |
Clayton County Register
| 1,569 | |
|
| Emmetsburg |
Emmetsburg Democrat
| 2,344 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
| | Emmetsburg Reporter
| 2,404 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Essex |
Essex Independent
| 324 | |
|
| Estherville |
Estherville Daily News
| 2,308 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Fairfield |
Fairfield Daily Ledger
| 2,917 | Golden Triangle Newspapers |
|
| Farmington |
Van Buren County Leader-Record
| 1,656 | |
|
| Fontanelle |
Fontanelle Observer
| 563 | |
|
| Forest City |
Forest City Summit
| 1,915 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| | Winnebago Hancock Shopper
(shopping) | 10,000 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
|
| Fort Dodge |
Fort Dodge Farm-News
(agriculture) | 15,640 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
| | Fort Dodge Messenger
| 17,259 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Fort Madison |
Fort Madison Daily Democrat
| 4,487 | Brehm Communications, Inc. |
|
| Garner |
Garner Leader and Signal
| 1,409 | |
|
| George |
Lyon County News
| 684 | |
|
| Gladbrook |
Northern Sun Print
| 1,426 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Glenwood |
Glenwood Opinion-Tribune
| 3,700 | Landmark Community Newspapers, LLC |
|
| Glidden |
Glidden Graphic
| 661 | |
|
| Gowrie |
Gowrie News
| 1,066 | |
|
| Graettinger |
Graettinger Times
| 701 | |
|
| Greene |
Greene Recorder
| 1,061 | |
|
| Greenfield |
Adair County Free Press
| 2,278 | |
|
| Grinnell |
Grinnell Herald-Register
| 2,142 | |
| | Grinnell Scarlet & Black
(university) | | Grinnell College |
| | Poweshiek County Chronicle Republican
| 2,142 | Marengo Publishing Corporation |
|
| Griswold |
Griswold American
| 1,110 | |
|
| Grundy Center |
Grundy Register
| 2,152 | |
|
| Guttenberg |
Guttenberg Press
| 2,427 | |
|
| Hamburg |
Hamburg Reporter
| 886 | GateHouse Media |
|
| Hampton |
Hampton Chronicle
| 2,695 | |
|
| Harlan |
Harlan News-Advertiser
| 4,068 | Tribune Newspapers |
| | Harlan Tribune
| 4,068 | Tribune Newspapers |
|
| Hartley |
Hartley Sentinel-News
| 1,775 | |
|
| Hinton |
Hinton Times
| 428 | |
|
| Holstein |
Holstein Advance
| 992 | Mari Bauer |
|
| Hopkinton |
Delaware County Leader
| 1,405 | |
|
| Hospers |
Siouxland Press
| 1,649 | |
|
| Hubbard |
Hubbard Signal-Review
| 1,032 | |
|
| Hudson |
Hudson Herald
| 1,137 | |
|
| Hull |
Sioux County Index-Reporter
| 813 | New Century Press |
|
| Humboldt |
Humboldt Independent
| 3,522 | James and Jeffery Gargano |
|
| Ida Grove |
Ida County Courier Reminder
| 2,242 | Ida County Courier-Reminder Inc. |
|
| Independence |
Independence Bulletin-Journal
| 2,029 | Community Media Group, Inc. |
|
| Indianola |
Indianola Record Herald
| 7,014 | |
| | Simpsonian
(university) | 7,014 | Simpson College |
|
| Inwood |
Inwood West Lyon Herald
| 919 | New Century Press |
|
| Iowa City |
Daily Iowan
(university) | 16,465 | University of Iowa |
| | Iowa City Press Citizen
| 17,286 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
| | Kirkwood Community College Communique
(university) | 9,000 | |
|
| Iowa Falls |
Iowa Falls Times Citizen
| 93,269 | Times-Citizen Communications |
|
| Jefferson |
Jefferson Herald
| 2,279 | |
|
| Jesup |
Jesup Citizen Herald
| 1,042 | |
|
| Kalona |
Kalona News
| 2,447 | Sletchta Communications Inc. |
|
| Kanawha |
Kanawha Reporter
| 1,430 | |
|
| Keokuk |
Keokuk Daily Gate City
| 4,696 | Brehm Communications, Inc. |
|
| Keosauqua |
Van Buren County Register
| 2,509 | |
|
| Keota |
Keota Eagle
| 773 | |
|
| Kingsley |
Kingsley News-Times
| 835 | |
|
| Knoxville |
Knoxville Journal Express
| 2,157 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
|
| La Porte City |
La Porte City Progress-Review
| 921 | |
|
| Lake City |
Lake City Graphic
| 947 | |
|
| Lake Mills |
Lake Mills Graphic
| 1,819 | |
|
| Lake View |
Lake View Resort
| 1,075 | |
|
| Lamoni |
Lamoni Chronicle
| 691 | |
|
| Lamont |
Lamont Leader
| 396 | Steve Sanders |
|
| Lansing |
River News
| | |
|
| Laurens |
Laurens Sun
| 1,058 | |
|
| Le Mars |
Le Mars Daily Sentinel
| 2,296 | Rust Communications |
|
| Lenox |
Lenox Time Table
| 919 | Randall and Colleen Larimer |
|
| Leon |
Leon Journal-Reporter
| 2,111 | |
|
| Lime Springs |
Lime Springs Herald
| 717 | Evans Printing & Publishing, Inc. |
|
| LIttle Rock |
Little Rock Free Lance
| 820 | |
|
| Logan |
Logan Herald-Observer
| 1,427 | |
|
| Lone Tree |
Lone Tree Reporter
| 678 | |
|
| Madrid |
Madrid Register-News
| 1,176 | Wilcox Printing & Publishing, Inc. |
|
| Malvern |
Malvern Leader
| 633 | |
|
| Manchester |
Manchester Press
| 3,190 | |
|
| Manilla |
Manilla Times
| 594 | |
|
| Manly |
Manly Junction Signal
| 490 | |
|
| Manning |
Manning Monitor
| 1,240 | |
|
| Manson |
Calhoun County Journal-Herald
| 1,739 | Dudley Printing Inc. |
|
| Mapleton |
Mapleton Press
| 1,966 | |
|
| Maquoketa |
Maquoketa Sentinel-Press
| 3,730 | |
|
| Marengo |
Marengo Pioneer-Republican
| 2,833 | Marengo Publishing Corporation |
|
| Marion |
Marion Times
| 2,150 | |
|
| Marshalltown |
Marshalltown Pennysaver
(shopping) | 10,189 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
| | Marshalltown Times Republican
| 10,189 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Mason City |
Mason City Globe Gazette
| 18,967 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| | Mason City Shopper
(shopping) | 28,000 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
|
| McGregor |
North Iowa Times
| 294 | |
|
| Mediapolis |
Mediapolis News
| 1,401 | Davis Media, LLC |
|
| Missouri Valley |
Missouri Valley Times-News
| 2,177 | |
|
| Monona |
Monona Outlook
| 1,503 | |
|
| Monroe |
Monroe Legacy
| 1,008 | |
|
| Monticello |
Monticello Express
| 2,846 | Monticello Express & Express Printing Co. |
|
| Moravia |
Moravia Union
| 506 | |
|
| Mount Ayr |
Mount Ayr Record-News
| 2,308 | Paragon Publications, Inc. |
|
| Mount Pleasant |
Mount Pleasant News
| 2,304 | Golden Triangle Newspapers |
|
| Mount Vernon |
Cornell College Cornellian
(university) | 1,200 | |
| | Mt. Vernon-Lisbon Sun
| 1,725 | West Branch Times Communications Corp |
|
| Moville |
Moville Record
| 1,323 | Baker Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Muscatine |
Muscatine Journal
| 6,725 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| | Muscatine Post
(shopping) | 6,725 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
|
| Nashua |
Nashua Reporter
| 751 | |
|
| Neola |
Neola Gazette
| 1,883 | |
|
| Nevada |
Nevada Journal
| 2,855 | Omaha World-Herald Company |
|
| New Hampton |
New Hampton Tribune
| 2,553 | GateHouse Media |
|
| New London |
New London Journal
| 1,111 | |
|
| Newell |
Buena Vista County Journal
| 576 | |
|
| Newton |
Newton Daily News
| 4,283 | Shaw Newspapers |
|
| North English |
North English Record
| 902 | Marengo Publishing Corporation |
|
| North Liberty |
North Liberty Leader
| 1,142 | Hybrid Publications, Inc. |
|
| Northwood |
Northwood Anchor
| 1,462 | |
|
| Norwalk |
North Warren Town and County News
| 1,721 | Klein Publications, Inc. |
|
| Oakland |
Oakland Herald
| 1,250 | |
|
| Ocheyedan |
Ocheyedan Press-Melvin News
| 948 | Press, Inc. |
|
| Odebolt |
Odebolt Chronicle
| 1,493 | |
|
| Oelwein |
Oelwein Register
| 2,280 | Community Media Group, Inc. |
|
| Ogden |
Ogden Reporter
| 1,615 | Gary and Sharon Alban |
|
| Onawa |
Onawa Democrat
| 2,215 | |
| | Onawa Sentinel
| 658 | |
|
| Orange City |
Sioux County Capital-Democrat
| 1,575 | Pluim Publishing Inc. |
|
| Osage |
Mitchell County Press News
| 2,577 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
|
| Osceola |
Osceola Sentinel Tribune
| 3,264 | Frank and Sally Morlan |
|
| Oskaloosa |
Oskaloosa Herald
| 3,371 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
|
| Ossian |
Ossian Bee
| 863 | Janell Bradley |
|
| Ottumwa |
Ottumwa Courier
| 13,603 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
|
| Panora |
Guthrie County Vedette
| 1,266 | |
|
| Parkersburg |
Parkersburg Eclipse-News-Review
| 1,880 | |
|
| Pella |
Pella Chronicle
| 2,392 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
|
| Perry |
Perry Chief
| 2,109 | |
|
| Pleasantville |
Marion County News
| 933 | |
|
| Pocahontas |
Pocahontas Record Democrat
| 1,704 | |
|
| Postville |
Postville Herald-Leader
| 1,153 | News Publishing, Inc. |
|
| Prairie City |
Prairie City News
| 1,054 | |
|
| Preston |
Preston Times
| 901 | |
|
| Red Oak |
Red Oak Express
| 3,854 | Landmark Community Newspapers, LLC |
|
| Reinbeck |
Reinbeck Courier
| 898 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Remsen |
Remsen Bell-Enterprise
| 1,313 | |
|
| Riceville |
Riceville Recorder
| 1,209 | Evans Printing & Publishing, Inc. |
|
| Rock Rapids |
Lyon County Reporter
| 1,579 | New Century Press |
|
| Rock Valley |
Rock Valley Bee
| 1,148 | |
|
| Rockwell City |
Calhoun County Advocate
| 650 | |
|
| Saint Ansgar |
Saint Ansgar Enterprise Journal
| 1,028 | |
|
| Sanborn |
Sanborn Pioneer
| 743 | |
|
| Schaller |
Schaller Herald
| 719 | |
|
| Schleswig |
Schleswig Leader
| | Mapleton Press |
|
| Scranton |
Scranton Journal
| 864 | |
|
| Sergeant Bluff |
Sergeant Bluff Advocate
| 903 | |
|
| Seymour |
Seymour Herald
| 1,478 | |
|
| Sheldon |
N'West Iowa Review
| 6,611 | |
| | Sheldon Mail-Sun
| 1,895 | |
|
| Shenandoah |
Shenandoah Valley News Today
| 2,089 | Midlands Newspapers Inc. |
|
| Sibley |
Osceola County Gazette-Tribune
| 1,493 | |
|
| Sidney |
Sidney Argus-Herald
| 822 | |
|
| Sigourney |
Sigourney News-Review
| 1,817 | |
|
| Sioux Center |
Sioux Center News
| 2,204 | |
|
| Sioux City |
Catholic Globe
(religion: christian) | 27,250 | Diocese of Sioux City |
| | Cliff News
(university) | | Briar Cliff College |
| | Sioux City Journal
| 39,986 | Lee Enterprises, Inc |
|
| Slater |
Slater Tri-County Times
| 1,968 | Iowa Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Solon |
Solon Economist
| 1,483 | Hybrid Publications, Inc. |
|
| Spencer |
Spencer Daily Reporter
| 3,567 | |
|
| Spirit Lake |
Dickinson County News
| 2,551 | |
|
| Stacyville |
Stacyville Monitor Review
| 1,250 | |
|
| State Center |
State Center Mid Iowa Enterprise
| 835 | |
|
| Storm Lake |
BVU Undercurrent
(university) | | Buena Vista University |
| | Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune
| 2,373 | |
| | Storm Lake Times
| 3,279 | John and Art Cullen |
|
| Story City |
Story City Herald
| 1,901 | |
|
| Stratford |
Stratford Courier
| 397 | |
|
| Strawberry Point |
Strawberry Point Press Journal
| 1,750 | |
|
| Stuart |
Stuart Herald
| 1,001 | |
|
| Sully |
Sully Diamond Trail News
| 1,427 | |
|
| Sumner |
Sumner Gazette
| 1,524 | |
|
| Tabor |
Tabor Beacon-Enterprise
| 539 | |
|
| Tama |
Tama News-Herlad
| 1,997 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Tipton |
Tipton Conservative and Advertiser
| 4,216 | Conservative Publishing Co |
|
| Titonka |
Titonka Topic
| 596 | |
|
| Toledo |
Toledo Chronicle
| 1,983 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Traer |
Traer Star-Clipper
| 1,206 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Tripoli |
Tripoli Leader
| 961 | |
|
| Villisca |
Villisca Review
| 894 | |
|
| Vinton |
Cedar Valley Daily Times
| 936 | Community Media Group, Inc. |
| | Vinton Eagle
| 2,258 | |
|
| Walnut |
Walnut Bureau
| 685 | |
|
| Wapello |
Wapello Republican
| 2,203 | |
|
| Washington |
Washington Evening Journal
| 3,104 | Golden Triangle Newspapers |
|
| Waterloo |
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
| 36,986 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
|
| Waukon |
Waukon Standard
| 3,173 | News Publishing, Inc. |
|
| Waverly |
Bremer County Independent
| 3,701 | Community Media Group, Inc. |
| | Wartburg Trumpet
(university) | 2,000 | Wartburg College |
| | Waverly Democrat
| 3,698 | Community Media Group, Inc. |
|
| Webster City |
Webster City Daily Freeman Journal
| 2,639 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Wellman |
Wellman Advance
| 1,211 | Three Chicks Publications, LLC |
|
| West Bend |
West Bend Journal
| 818 | |
|
| West Branch |
West Branch Times
| 1,319 | Stuart Clark & Jake Krob |
|
| West Liberty |
West Liberty Index
| 1,226 | |
|
| West Point |
West Point Bee Star
| 758 | Brehm Communications, Inc. |
|
| West Union |
Fayette County Union
| 1,406 | |
|
| What Cheer |
What Cheer Paper
| 1,198 | Mid-America Publishing |
|
| Williamsburg |
Williamsburg Journal Tribune
| 1,981 | Marengo Publishing Corporation |
|
| Wilton |
Wilton-Durant Advocate News
| 2,936 | |
|
| Winfield |
Winfield Beacon/Wayland News
| 947 | |
|
| Winterset |
Winterset Madisonian
| 2,807 | |
|
| Winthrop |
Winthrop News
| 1,336 | Goodnight in the Morning Communications, Inc. |
|
| Woodbine |
Woodbine Twiner
| 1,157 | |
|
| Wyoming |
Wyoming Midland Times
| 981 | |
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