Portable storage delivered to Guttenberg, IA: 8x20 container on your driveway
We bring the container to you. Same 8′ × 20′ shipping container — about 1,280 cu ft — dropped at your address from our Garnavillo yard, 10 miles (15 min) up the road. $100/mo on annual (saves $240/yr) or $120/mo month-to-month. Delivery is quoted upfront based on distance.
Mississippi river town along US-52 corridor, just south of Garnavillo HQ.
Delivering to Guttenberg from our Garnavillo yard
We are ten miles up the road, so Guttenberg is about as easy as delivery gets for us and the fee is small. That said, at fifteen minutes, driving it yourself is genuinely cheap. Take delivery here for the loading convenience, not to avoid the trip.
Route measured 15 minutes (10 miles) via US-52 from the center of Guttenberg to the facility address — not straight-line distance. Rather drive and save? Self storage at our Garnavillo facility.
Storage in Guttenberg, IA
A German-built limestone river town 15 minutes from our Garnavillo yard.
Guttenberg sits under the limestone bluffs on the Mississippi, and German immigrants built much of it out of that same stone in the mid-1800s. The town carries two National Register historic districts and dozens of listed properties, including pre-Civil War warehouses along the river. Lock and Dam No. 10 has been working since 1937, and the state fish hatchery and aquarium just south of it is itself on the National Register.
Historic housing stock means small outbuildings and protected exteriors — you cannot always solve a space problem by putting up a shed. That, plus the usual river-town load of boats and seasonal gear, is what brings Guttenberg customers to us. At 10 miles and about 15 minutes, our Garnavillo yard is closer to most of Guttenberg than the far end of some towns is to itself.
- County
- Clayton County
- Population
- ~1,900
- Nearest units
- Garnavillo, IA
- Drive
- 10 mi · 15 min
How it works in Guttenberg
Four steps. We do the heavy lifting on logistics; you load on your own schedule.
Confirm delivery address in Guttenberg, pick monthly or annual, sign electronically.
Garnavillo yard to your address — 3 to 7 days typical lead time.
No appointments, no time limit. Load it over a weekend or stretch it across weeks.
Reply STOP to your monthly billing email or call us to schedule pickup.
When portable in Guttenberg beats driving to Garnavillo
Honest version: portable wins when the time-cost of repeated trips to Garnavillo adds up. The flip happens roughly when you'd load and unload more than 4–5 times during the rental period. Below that, self-storage at our Garnavillo facility is the cheaper play.
- Active home move — load over weeks, not one weekend
- Renovation — stash a room's contents in your driveway, then put it back
- Storm cleanup or insurance work
- Contractor job-site that lasts 1–6 months
- Long-term stash (12+ months) where you visit once or twice
- HOA or city ordinance bans driveway containers
- No flat ground for a 20-foot container at your address
- Looking for the lowest possible $/mo ($65 vs $100 annual)
Being just a few minutes away means we work with a lot of Guttenberg residents who want nearby storage without driving very far. It’s common for customers to start with one project and realize how useful the extra space becomes.
Common questions from Guttenberg
We quote delivery upfront based on the real road distance from our Garnavillo yard — 10 miles to Guttenberg, about 15 minutes each way for our truck. You see the number before you commit, not at drop-off.
A reasonably flat hard surface — paved or graveled driveway, a level yard with firm soil. We'll talk through the spot when you order. We can't set on soft turf in spring thaw.
Yes. Bring your own lock or buy one when we deliver. Keys stay with you — nobody at Blue Storage holds a copy.
Yes — we re-deliver for a relocation fee scaled by distance. Call us with the new address and we'll quote it.
Get a delivery quote for Guttenberg
$100/mo on annual · 8x20 container · 3–7 day lead · sign electronically in 5 minutes