| Official Name: | Corley, Iowa |
| Pushpin Map: | Iowa |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Iowa |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Shelby |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.15 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.15 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.06 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.06 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 31 |
| Population Density Km2: | 200.34 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 516.67 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1178 |
| Coordinates: | 41.5778°N -95.3306°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 51537[2] |
| Area Code: | 712 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2583482 |
Corley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Shelby County, Iowa, in the United States. As of the 2010 Census the population of Corley was 26.[3]
Corley was founded in 1878.[4] Corley's population was 75 in 1902,[5] and 90 in 1925.[6] The population was 75 in 1940.[7]
Corley is located 1/7th of a mile from the West Nishnabotna River and is 1/4 of a mile from the Harlan Municipal Airport. Corley is located between Harlan and Avoca. It is one of the two Census designated places in Shelby County along with Jacksonville a few miles up the road.
The Harlan Community School District operates local public schools. The district serves the towns of Harlan, Defiance, Earling, Panama, Portsmouth and Westphalia, the unincorporated communities of Jacksonville and Corley, and the surrounding rural areas.[8]