Allerton Iowa Map

About Allerton, Iowa

Allerton is a locality in Wayne County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 430. The population density is 139.9 people per km². Allerton is located at 40.7064°N, 93.3652°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Allerton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50008.

Allerton anchors itself to the expansive, furrowed plains of southern Iowa, where the land stretches out in a rhythmic succession of swells and hollows. It lies 46.1 miles south-southeast of Indianola, IA (from Indianola, IA: bearing 167°T), and is situated 30.8 miles southeast of Osceola. The East Fork Medicine Creek carves a quiet, meandering path through the earth nearby, its dark waters reflecting the wide, unencumbered sky that dictates the pace of the seasons. To the west, the horizon remains open and vast, a testament to the prairie grass that once held dominion over these black-soiled acres. A mile away, the quiet expanse of Bob White State Park offers a sanctuary of timber and brush, while the gentle, cooling presence of Corydon Lake sits only three miles distant, providing a stillness that settles deep into the surrounding fields of corn and soybean.

Allerton carries the gravity of a settlement grown from the soil, a place where the economy remains tethered to the patient labor of the harvest and the seasonal cycles of the farm. The history of the area is written in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and the deliberate, measured way the inhabitants move through their days, favoring a quiet industry over the clamor of larger centers. There is an unshowy civility here, a heritage of self-reliance carried forward by those who understand the temper of the land and the endurance required to work it. As the sun dips low, the light catches the dust motes above the tilled rows, turning the entire landscape into a study of amber and deep violet, grounding Allerton in a singular, persistent grace that persists long after the machinery has been silenced for the evening.

About This Allerton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Allerton, Iowa. Coordinates: 40.706395, -93.365214. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Allerton includes the ZIP code (50008), telephone area code (515), county seat of Wayne County (Corydon), and school district assignment (Wayne Community School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.