Every Iowa county has a Clerk of District Court office that handles small claims (Lee County has two, in Fort Madison and Keokuk). File in the county where the defendant lives or where the contract was to be performed or the problem happened; everyone, including people without lawyers, must e-file unless the court allows paper.
| County | Court | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Iowa District Court for Adair County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-743-2445 |
| Adams County | Iowa District Court for Adams County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-322-4711 |
| Allamakee County | Iowa District Court for Allamakee County (Clerk of District Court) | 563-568-6351 |
| Appanoose County | Iowa District Court for Appanoose County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-856-6101 |
| Audubon County | Iowa District Court for Audubon County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-563-4275 |
| Benton County | Iowa District Court for Benton County (Clerk of District Court) | 319-472-2766 |
| Black Hawk County | Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County (Clerk of District Court) | 319-833-3331 |
| Boone County | Iowa District Court for Boone County (Clerk of District Court) | 515-433-0561 |
| Bremer County | Iowa District Court for Bremer County (Clerk of District Court) | 319-352-5661 |
| Buchanan County | Iowa District Court for Buchanan County (Clerk of District Court) | 319-334-2196 |
| Buena Vista County | Iowa District Court for Buena Vista County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-749-2546 |
| Butler County | Iowa District Court for Butler County (Clerk of District Court) | 319-242-3570 |
| Calhoun County | Iowa District Court for Calhoun County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-297-8122 |
| Carroll County | Iowa District Court for Carroll County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-792-4327 |
| Cass County | Iowa District Court for Cass County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-243-2105 |
| Cedar County | Iowa District Court for Cedar County (Clerk of District Court) | 563-886-2101 |
| Cerro Gordo County | Iowa District Court for Cerro Gordo County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-424-6431 |
| Cherokee County | Iowa District Court for Cherokee County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-225-6744 |
| Chickasaw County | Iowa District Court for Chickasaw County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-394-2106 |
| Clarke County | Iowa District Court for Clarke County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-342-6096 |
| Clay County | Iowa District Court for Clay County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-262-4335 |
| Clayton County | Iowa District Court for Clayton County (Clerk of District Court) | 563-245-2204 |
| Clinton County | Iowa District Court for Clinton County (Clerk of District Court) | 563-243-6213 |
| Crawford County | Iowa District Court for Crawford County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-263-2242 |
| Dallas County | Iowa District Court for Dallas County (Clerk of District Court) | 515-993-7018 |
| Davis County | Iowa District Court for Davis County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-664-2011 |
| Decatur County | Iowa District Court for Decatur County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-219-4265 |
| Delaware County | Iowa District Court for Delaware County (Clerk of District Court) | 563-927-4942 |
| Des Moines County | Iowa District Court for Des Moines County (Clerk of District Court) | 319-753-8262 |
| Dickinson County | Iowa District Court for Dickinson County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-336-1138 |
| Dubuque County | Iowa District Court for Dubuque County (Clerk of District Court) | 563-589-4418 |
| Emmet County | Iowa District Court for Emmet County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-362-3325 |
| Fayette County | Iowa District Court for Fayette County (Clerk of District Court) | 563-422-5694 |
| Floyd County | Iowa District Court for Floyd County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-228-7777 |
| Franklin County | Iowa District Court for Franklin County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-456-5626 |
| Fremont County | Iowa District Court for Fremont County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-374-2232 |
| Greene County | Iowa District Court for Greene County (Clerk of District Court) | 515-386-2516 |
| Grundy County | Iowa District Court for Grundy County (Clerk of District Court) | 319-824-5229 |
| Guthrie County | Iowa District Court for Guthrie County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-747-3415 |
| Hamilton County | Iowa District Court for Hamilton County (Clerk of District Court) | 515-832-9600 |
| Hancock County | Iowa District Court for Hancock County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-923-2532 |
| Hardin County | Iowa District Court for Hardin County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-858-2328 |
| Harrison County | Iowa District Court for Harrison County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-644-2665 |
| Henry County | Iowa District Court for Henry County (Clerk of District Court) | 319-385-2632 |
| Howard County | Iowa District Court for Howard County (Clerk of District Court) | 563-547-9206 |
| Humboldt County | Iowa District Court for Humboldt County (Clerk of District Court) | 515-332-1806 |
| Ida County | Iowa District Court for Ida County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-364-2628 |
| Iowa County | Iowa District Court for Iowa County (Clerk of District Court) | 319-642-3923 |
| Jackson County | Iowa District Court for Jackson County (Clerk of District Court) | 563-652-4946 |
| Jasper County | Iowa District Court for Jasper County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-792-3255 |
| Jefferson County | Iowa District Court for Jefferson County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-472-3454 |
| Johnson County | Iowa District Court for Johnson County (Clerk of District Court) | 319-356-6060 |
| Jones County | Iowa District Court for Jones County (Clerk of District Court) | 319-462-4341 |
| Keokuk County | Iowa District Court for Keokuk County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-622-2210 |
| Kossuth County | Iowa District Court for Kossuth County (Clerk of District Court) | 515-295-3240 |
| Lee County | Iowa District Court for Lee County (Clerk of District Court) | 319-372-3523 |
| Linn County | Iowa District Court for Linn County (Clerk of District Court) | 319-398-3411 |
| Louisa County | Iowa District Court for Louisa County (Clerk of District Court) | 319-523-4541 |
| Lucas County | Iowa District Court for Lucas County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-774-4421 |
| Lyon County | Iowa District Court for Lyon County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-472-8530 |
| Madison County | Iowa District Court for Madison County (Clerk of District Court) | 515-462-4451 |
| Mahaska County | Iowa District Court for Mahaska County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-673-7786 |
| Marion County | Iowa District Court for Marion County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-828-2207 |
| Marshall County | Iowa District Court for Marshall County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-754-1603 |
| Mills County | Iowa District Court for Mills County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-527-4880 |
| Mitchell County | Iowa District Court for Mitchell County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-732-3726 |
| Monona County | Iowa District Court for Monona County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-433-2491 |
| Monroe County | Iowa District Court for Monroe County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-932-5212 |
| Montgomery County | Iowa District Court for Montgomery County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-623-4986 |
| Muscatine County | Iowa District Court for Muscatine County (Clerk of District Court) | 563-263-6511 |
| O'Brien County | Iowa District Court for O'Brien County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-957-3255 |
| Osceola County | Iowa District Court for Osceola County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-754-3595 |
| Page County | Iowa District Court for Page County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-542-3214 |
| Palo Alto County | Iowa District Court for Palo Alto County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-852-3603 |
| Plymouth County | Iowa District Court for Plymouth County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-546-4215 |
| Pocahontas County | Iowa District Court for Pocahontas County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-335-4208 |
| Polk County | Iowa District Court for Polk County (Clerk of District Court) | 515-561-5718 |
| Pottawattamie County | Iowa District Court for Pottawattamie County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-328-5604 |
| Poweshiek County | Iowa District Court for Poweshiek County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-212-4232 |
| Ringgold County | Iowa District Court for Ringgold County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-464-3234 |
| Sac County | Iowa District Court for Sac County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-662-7791 |
| Scott County | Iowa District Court for Scott County (Clerk of District Court) | 563-326-8647 |
| Shelby County | Iowa District Court for Shelby County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-217-6737 |
| Sioux County | Iowa District Court for Sioux County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-737-2286 |
| Story County | Iowa District Court for Story County (Clerk of District Court) | 515-337-8300 |
| Tama County | Iowa District Court for Tama County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-484-3721 |
| Taylor County | Iowa District Court for Taylor County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-523-2095 |
| Union County | Iowa District Court for Union County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-782-7315 |
| Van Buren County | Iowa District Court for Van Buren County (Clerk of District Court) | 319-528-5009 |
| Wapello County | Iowa District Court for Wapello County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-683-0060 |
| Warren County | Iowa District Court for Warren County (Clerk of District Court) | 515-690-9260 |
| Washington County | Iowa District Court for Washington County (Clerk of District Court) | 319-653-7741 |
| Wayne County | Iowa District Court for Wayne County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-632-2040 |
| Webster County | Iowa District Court for Webster County (Clerk of District Court) | 515-576-7115 |
| Winnebago County | Iowa District Court for Winnebago County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-251-6009 |
| Winneshiek County | Iowa District Court for Winneshiek County (Clerk of District Court) | 563-382-2469 |
| Woodbury County | Iowa District Court for Woodbury County (Clerk of District Court) | 712-279-6611 |
| Worth County | Iowa District Court for Worth County (Clerk of District Court) | 641-324-6539 |
| Wright County | Iowa District Court for Wright County (Clerk of District Court) | 515-532-3113 |