Keota is a city in Keokuk and Washington counties, Iowa, United States.

[5] A large part of historic downtown Keota was damaged by a fire on December 4, 2010.

[6] An EF4 tornado struck the northwest edge of Keota on the afternoon of March 31, 2023, causing extensive damage to numerous farms just outside of the city.

[7] Volunteers helped to clean up the debris in recovery efforts following the tornado.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Keota has a total area of 0.63 square miles (1.63 km2), all land.

There were 443 housing units at an average density of 703.2 per square mile (271.5/km2).

The racial makeup of the city was 98.3% White, 0.4% African American, 0.2% Asian, and 1.1% from two or more races.

30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 466 housing units at an average density of 744.2 per square mile (287.3/km2).

35.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.