A great place to live, work and play.
A community with abundant spirit, loyalty, growth and excitement!
Location
- Central Iowa
- North Des Moines Metro
- 10 minutes from Downtown Des Moines
- Near I-80/I-35 Mixmaster
- 20 minutes south of Ames
- Ankeny Regional Airport; 5500’ runway; Crosswinds runway
Recreation
- Extensive bike trails
- Boating and marina activities -- Saylorville and Big Creek
- Golf – four area golf courses; two area disc golf courses
- Canoeing and camping
- Sports Car Clubs – Corvette Club of Iowa, Mustang Club, SCCA, etc.
- Hunting
- Winter sports
Education
- Ankeny K-12 schools are accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny campus – 12,000 students
- Faith Baptist Bible College, Ankeny – 450 students
- Drake University, Des Moines – 4,800 students
- Iowa State University, Ames – 26,000 students
Community Activities
- Summerfest – First weekend in July
- Celebration in Brass – Third week in July
- Local golf outings
- Santa’s North Pole Village, regional craft sale – First Saturday in November
- 24 Hour Relay Challenge – First weekend in June
Organizations and Interests
- Neveln Community Resource Center
- Wide variety of special interest groups representing the arts, sports and community education
- Full range of service organizations
- Central Iowa Computer Users Group