Iowa Falls is the home of Ellsworth Community College.

Routes 20 and 65 and the Canadian National and Union Pacific Railroads.

[3] Prior to being named Iowa Falls, the area had been known as Rocksylvania.

However, due to the difficulty of pronunciation and spelling, it was then changed to Iowa Falls.

[5] The Illinois Central Railroad was built through Iowa Falls in 1866.

[6] The Metropolitan Opera House was built in 1899, it presented plays, operas, and vaudeville in the town during the first half of the twentieth century, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

As of the census of 2020,[17] there were 5,106 people, 2,146 households, and 1,235 families residing in the city.

There were 2,422 housing units at an average density of 449.7 per square mile (173.6/km2).

37.3% of all households were made up of individuals, 19.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

At the 2010 census there were 5,238 people, 2,207 households, and 1,295 families living in the city.

There were 2,462 housing units at an average density of 459.3 per square mile (177.3/km2).

An over-the-air cable system existed in Iowa Falls, similar to one in Iron Mountain, Michigan.