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Pella score: 36/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Pella safe? United States travel risk

Is Pella safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Pella scores 36/100 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.

Pella scores 36/100 (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 Pella: 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 36 is higher than 32% 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 41.4052° N, 92.9189° W in Iowa, Pella maintains a regional distance of 1,377.7 km E to Washington.

Region
Iowa
Coordinates
41.4052° N, 92.9189° W
Elevation
270 m
Time Zone
America/Chicago
Population
10,624
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Omaha (262.1 km W).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Ottumwa Regional Airport (OTM) 51.4 km SE
Hospital Care Pella Regional Health Center 1.1 km NNE
Police Station Police Station 0.2 km E

Proximate Regional Communities (United States)

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the United States entry requirements.

Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Grinnell 10
40.2 km NNE
Indianola 10
54.1 km W
Des Moines 25
60.5 km WNW
West Des Moines 10
73.6 km WNW
Ames 10
90.3 km NW
Iowa City 15
118.9 km ENE

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