About

Thank you for visiting us online! This site is an excellent resource for residents and visitors alike. Whether you’re here for business, vacation or have lived here for years, we welcome you. Visitors: please use this website when searching for answers to questions about living and working in Prairie City. Our small, but growing community offers friendly people, vibrant residential neighborhoods, exceptional school system and is conveniently located near our state capital, which offers large city amenities. Our community is continually enhancing the quality of life for present and future generations by providing economic growth through the highest quality of residential, recreational and business development. We are located on Iowa Highway 163 and positioned closely to Interstate 80; Prairie City is just 20 miles from the bustle of larger communities including Newton, Knoxville, Pella, and Des Moines. Surrounded by Iowa’s tallgrass prairie and located near the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, Prairie City is a peaceful community filled with people who are warm, welcoming, and proud to call this place home.