Lamont is a city in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States.

The Chicago Great Western Railway made it a stop on the railroad in 1886.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.58 square miles (1.50 km2), all land.

There were 206 housing units at an average density of 352.2 per square mile (136.0/km2).

There were 212 housing units at an average density of 365.5 per square mile (141.1/km2).

33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

While Parkersburg suffered an EF-5 tornado, Lamont suffered a stalled thunderstorm system that dropped seven inches of rain in one hour, and effectively flooded all but two basements of the city, and five first floors.

Lamont is part of the Starmont system, where STrawberry Point, ARlington and LaMONT form a portmanteau describing the consolidated school district: Starmont High School (see Strawberry Point, Iowa, Arlington, Iowa and Lamont, Iowa).