Collins Map
Collins is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States. The population was 499 at the 2000 census. It is part of the 'Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area', which is a part of the larger 'Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area'.
Collins is located at 41°54?09?N 93°18?25?W / 41.902445°N 93.307017°W / 41.902445; -93.307017 (41.902445, -93.307017).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all of it land.
Nearby cities include State Center, Melbourne, Nevada, Cambridge, Elkhart.