Avoca (Irish: Abhóca, meaning 'the great river') is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States.

[4] Avoca was founded in 1869 in connection with the construction of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad through the area.

[5] The city is named after a place mentioned in the Thomas Moore poem "The Meeting of the Waters," about the River Avoca in Ireland.

[6] Avoca quickly developed as a regional service center for the surrounding farms.

[9] The city is situated within Iowa's Loess Hills and located between the West Nishnabotna River and its East Branch.

[10] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.13 square miles (5.52 km2), all land.

At the 2010 census there were 1,506 people, 662 households, and 436 families living in the city.

[16] In 1957 Avoca combined with the city of Hancock to form the Avo-Ha Community School District.

In turn, the conglomerate merged into AHSTW on July 1, 2016 when the small town of Walnut joined.

The school and towns are a great safe place to raise a family.