Diamondhead Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Penn Township, Guthrie County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 366.[2]

Diamondhead Lake, Iowa
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 41°33′6″N 94°15′42″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Guthrie
Township	Penn
Area [1]
• Total	1.13 sq mi (2.93 km2)
• Land	0.97 sq mi (2.52 km2)
• Water	0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2)
Elevation	973 ft (297 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	371
• Density	381.29/sq mi (147.23/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST)
FIPS code	19-21320
GNIS feature ID	2631654
Website	www.diamondheadlakeiowa.com

The CDP consists of a residential community that surrounds Diamondhead Lake, an artificial impoundment just south of the South Raccoon River. The community is located in the southeast corner of Guthrie County, 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Dexter and 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Stuart. It is 38 miles (61 km) west of Des Moines.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.77 square miles (2.0 km²), of which 0.62 square miles (1.6 km²) are land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km²), or 20.31%, are the waters of Diamondhead Lake.

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