Is Iowa City safe? United States travel risk
Is Iowa City safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Iowa City scores 34/100 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.
Iowa City scores 34/100 (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 Iowa City: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).
A score of 34 is higher than 25% of the cities we score.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Charted at coordinates 41.6559° N, 91.5303° W in Iowa, Iowa City maintains a regional distance of 1,267.0 km E to Washington.
Iowa
41.6559° N, 91.5303° W
204 m
America/Chicago
129,897
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (United States)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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