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About Collins, IA

Collins sits about 15 miles northeast of Ames on Highway 210, making it an easy 45-minute drive from Des Moines via I-35. This small Story County farming town of 533 people serves travelers heading between Ames and Iowa's agricultural communities to the east. The town centers around a distinctive 1916 red brick schoolhouse that still stands as a landmark of rural Iowa education.

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Collins, IA is in United States, at 41.902, -93.308 - about 19 km north of Mingo, IA.

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The closest airport to Collins, IA is Des Moines International Airport, 58 km (about 54 min by car).

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