Is Ottumwa safe? United States travel risk
Is Ottumwa safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ottumwa 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.
Ottumwa 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 Ottumwa: 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.
Territorial & Position Context
Found at 41.0195° N, 92.4186° W within Iowa, Ottumwa is situated 1,331.8 km E of Washington at an altitude of 205 m.
Iowa
41.0195° N, 92.4186° W
205 m
America/Chicago
25,352
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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