Arcadia Iowa Map

About Arcadia, Iowa

Arcadia is a locality in Carroll County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 796. The population density is 335.3 people per km². Arcadia is located at 42.0872°N, 95.0461°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 51430.

Arcadia exhales a quiet breath across Carroll County, its landscape a gentle swell of fertile earth that rolls towards the horizon like a slumbering giant. It lies 68.2 miles west-north-west of Waukee, IA (from Waukee, IA: bearing 299°T), and is situated 9.3 miles west of Carroll. The fields, a mosaic of emerald and gold depending on the season, stretch wide under a sky that seems to hold more blue than most places. Here, the air itself feels a little lighter, carrying the scent of freshly turned soil and the distant murmur of wind through corn stalks. The very character of Arcadia is etched into this open prairie, a sense of patient endurance reflected in the steadfast lines of farmhouses and the slow, deliberate dance of clouds across the vast expanse. The story of Arcadia is one of quiet persistence, a legacy of prairie pioneers who coaxed life from this rich, dark soil. Agriculture remains the heart’s steady beat, the lifeblood of the community flowing through fields of corn and soybeans that feed the nation. Though no grand monuments mark its past, the history of Arcadia is written in the enduring structures of its grain elevators, silent sentinels against the sky, and in the weathered wood of its older barns, whispering tales of generations past. The local economy, deeply rooted in the land, thrives on the bounty of the harvest, a testament to the hard work and deep connection its people share with this place.

About This Arcadia Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Arcadia, Iowa — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.087207, -95.046102. 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 Arcadia and Carroll County.

Detailed location data for Arcadia includes the ZIP code (51430), telephone area code (563), county seat of Carroll County (Carroll), and school district assignment (Ar-We-Va 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 Arcadia is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.