Anthon Iowa Map

About Anthon, Iowa

Anthon is a locality in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 545. The population density is 298.5 people per km². Anthon is located at 42.3883°N, 95.8667°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Anthon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51004.

Anthon emerges from the deep, fertile topsoil of western Iowa, where the land stretches in vast, disciplined rows of corn and soybeans toward the horizon. It lies 28.3 miles east-southeast of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 106°T), and is situated 28.5 miles east-southeast of South Sioux City. The Little Sioux River carves a deliberate, winding path past the edge of the grid, its banks shaded by sturdy hardwoods that offer a cool respite from the heat of the plains. A few miles to the east, the stillness of Horseshoe Lake provides a quiet counterpoint to the working rhythm of the fields, while the distant, shadowed silhouette of Battle Hill marks the edge of the regional geography. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, amber clarity, catching the dust of the harvest and turning the surrounding prairie into a sea of muted gold that seems to hold the day in a lingering, breathless pause.

Anthon reflects the sturdy, pragmatic character of its settlers, who arrived to clear the timber and turn the sod into a productive landscape. The local economy remains anchored to the output of the soil, with grain elevators standing as silent, industrial sentinels over a community that values industriousness and a quiet, literate civility. Beyond the immediate fields, the wilder reaches of Curtin Timber offer a glimpse of the untamed Iowa that existed before the plow, serving as a reminder of the land’s original, rugged state. While the modern pace is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the demands of the crop, there is an enduring, unshowy stability in the way the streets are laid out, suggesting a place that has long since made peace with its own isolation and the steady, honest work of its people.

About This Anthon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Anthon, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.388323, -95.866677. 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 Anthon includes the ZIP code (51004), telephone area code (563), county seat of Woodbury County (Sioux City), and school district assignment (Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 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.