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Indianola score: 37/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Indianola safe? United States travel risk

Is Indianola safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Indianola scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Indianola scores 37/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Indianola: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).

A score of 37 is higher than 35% of the cities we score.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Location & Spatial Data

Coordinates 41.3629° N, 93.5652° W place Indianola within Iowa at an elevation of 295 meters. Heading to Washington: 1,430.8 km E.

Region
Iowa
Coordinates
41.3629° N, 93.5652° W
Elevation
295 m
Time Zone
America/Chicago
Population
15,918
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Omaha (208.1 km W).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Des Moines International Airport (DSM) 20.5 km NNW
Hospital Care Iowa Methodist Medical Center 25.9 km NNW
Police Station Warren County Sheriffs Office 0.4 km SE
Railway Terminal Osceola Amtrak 39.9 km SSW

Proximate Regional Communities (United States)

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Droughts — — — — — — — — — 1 — —

Most drought events within 100 km of Indianola happened in October (1 of 1 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

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Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Des Moines 25
23.6 km N
West Des Moines 10
27.7 km NW
Ames 10
73.8 km N
Grinnell 10
81.3 km ENE

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Intelligence records sourced via SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OSM, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, and USGS/GDACS · Sources · Editorial Policy