Ainsworth Iowa Map

About Ainsworth, Iowa

Ainsworth is a locality in Washington County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 633. The population density is 461.4 people per km². Ainsworth is located at 41.2889°N, 91.5524°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 52201.

Ainsworth rests in a broad, open sweep of Iowa land, where the fields unfurl like bolts of woven green and gold under a sky that seems to stretch on forever. It lies 25.7 miles south of Iowa City, IA (from Iowa City, IA: bearing 183°T), and is situated 7.3 miles east of Washington. The terrain here is a gentle, rolling prairie, etched by the slow, persistent work of water over millennia, creating shallow valleys and broad, rounded hills that cradle farmsteads and stretch toward distant horizons. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a clean, earthy scent, tinged with the faint sweetness of ripening corn and the dry dust of summer roads. Even in the quietude, there's a sense of vastness, a feeling that the land itself breathes, expanding and contracting with the seasons, and the occasional whisper of wind through the tall prairie grasses is the only sound to break the profound stillness. The history of Ainsworth is bound to the rich soil that has sustained it, a legacy of hardy settlers who saw potential in this fertile ground. Agriculture has long been the heart of Ainsworth’s economy, with generations of families cultivating the land, their lives marked by the planting and harvesting cycles of corn, soybeans, and other grains. The town itself, small and unassuming, possesses a quiet resilience, a character forged in the shared experiences of rural life. Though no grand monuments dominate the landscape, the enduring spirit of the place can be felt in the well-maintained farmhouses, the sturdy grain elevators that punctuate the skyline, and the simple, enduring rhythm of daily life that continues to unfold here, much as it has for over a century.

About This Ainsworth Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ainsworth, Iowa — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 41.28891, -91.552384. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Ainsworth and Washington County.

Detailed location data for Ainsworth includes the ZIP code (52201), telephone area code (712), county seat of Washington County (Washington), and school district assignment (Highland Community School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Ainsworth is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.