Welcome to the City of Bancroft, Iowa

Bancroft may be small, but we are mighty.  The people of Bancroft and surrounding rural areas are served with main street businesses that include a grocery store, hardware store, furniture store, home entertainment sales and service, pharmacy and restaurants.  Service businesses include dentist clinic, chiropractic clinic, lawyer, accounting/CPA office, spa, nursing home, fitness/health center, locally owned bank as well as a medical clinic, EMS, and volunteer fire department.

Other businesses include a gas station, convenience store, and two farm implement dealers.  Major industry includes a chicken hatchery, aluminum trailer manufacturer, and an ethanol plant.

Recreation facilities include a golf course, tennis courts, historic baseball field, softball field, aquatic center, basketball court, sand volleyball, and senior citizen center. 

Education opportunities include a public library, parochial and private elementary schools, junior and high school within ten miles, and a community college/four year university center within eighteen miles

Tim Rowlet/Pat Merron

Phil Jaren/Tim Rowlet