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Ice Cream Shops in Iowa City, IA

13 ice cream shops in and around Iowa City, Iowa.

Iowa City has about 76,710 residents, which works out to 17 ice cream shops per 100,000 people. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 estimate.

Top 10 ice cream shops in Iowa City

Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.

  1. 1Heyn's Ice Cream Iowa City

    811 S 1st Ave, Iowa City, IA 52245

    M–Fri 1pm–9pm, Sat–Sun 12pm–9pm

    Since 1990

    Locally owned

    Custard

    Soft serveVegan
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  2. 2Yotopia Frozen Yogurt

    132 S Clinton St, Iowa City, IA 52240

    Frozen yogurtVegan
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  3. 3Dane's Dairy

    1430 Willow Creek Ct, Iowa City, IA 52246

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  1. 4Aspen Leaf Frozen Yogurt

    125 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA 52240

    Frozen yogurt
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  2. 5Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers

    201 S Clinton St # 146, Iowa City, IA 52240

    Custard
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  3. 6Dairy Queen

    1608 Sycamore St, Iowa City, IA 52240

    Soft serve
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  4. 7Happy Joe's Pizza and Ice Cream

    225 S Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA 52240

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  5. 8Cold Stone Creamery

    39 South Dubuque St,, Iowa City, IA 52240

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  6. 9Whitey's Ice Cream

    112 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240

    VeganMilkshakes
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  7. 10Cate's Frozen Yogurt

    2221 Rochester Ave, Iowa City, IA 52245

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13ice cream shops
17per 100,000 residents
13with a phone
10with a website
1publish hours

Of the 13 ice cream shops listed in Iowa City, 13 give a phone number, 1 publishes opening hours and 10 have a website. 3 are branches of national chains — Dairy Queen (2), Cold Stone Creamery (1); the remaining 10 are independent. By what they offer: 3 serve soft serve, 3 sell frozen yogurt, 3 offer vegan ice cream. The longest-running is Heyn's Ice Cream Iowa City, in business since 1990. The nearest bigger selection is Cedar Rapids with 16.

Iowa City 13 ice cream shops

All 3 other ice cream shops in Iowa City

Same order: the most complete listings first.

  1. Dairy Queen

    212 E Market St, Iowa City, IA 52245

    Soft serve
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  2. Sno Biz of Iowa City REAL Shave Ice Made Right

    812 S 1st Ave, Iowa City, IA 52245

    Shaved ice
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  3. Danes Drive in

    4082 Dane Rd SE, Iowa City, IA 52240-8948

    Drive-thru
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