Aredale Iowa Map

About Aredale, Iowa

Aredale is a locality in Butler County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 62. The population density is 23.9 people per km². Aredale is located at 42.8330°N, 93.0055°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Aredale is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50605.

Aredale occupies a quiet expanse of the prairie, defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Boylan Creek as it carves a path through the dark, fertile soil. It lies 24.3 miles south-southeast of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 156°T), and is situated 11.8 miles east-northeast of Hampton. The horizon stretches wide and unobstructed, where the quality of light at dusk turns the vast fields of corn and soybean into a shifting sea of bronze and deep emerald. Beyond the immediate tilled landscape, the land rises into the gentle, ancient contours of the Loess Hills that anchor the western edge of the region. Those seeking the stillness of wilder ground often turn toward the West Fork Wildlife Area, where the grasses remain tall and undisturbed, offering a stark, honest contrast to the orderly rows of the surrounding farms.

Aredale remains deeply tethered to its agrarian roots, with a local economy that pulses in time with the planting and harvest seasons of the Iowa plains. The settlement carries the quiet, unshowy civility of its Scandinavian and German heritage, reflected in the sturdy, deliberate architecture that has weathered many decades of prairie wind. While the pace of daily life is measured by the steady work of the fields, residents often find respite nine miles away at the shores of Lake Considine, or look toward the distant silhouette of Fort Sumter Rock when the sky is exceptionally clear. Aredale preserves a literate, modest dignity, valuing the sort of neighborly connection that grows best when people understand the weight and worth of the earth beneath their feet.

About This Aredale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Aredale, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.833028, -93.005474. 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 Aredale includes the ZIP code (50605), telephone area code (319), county seat of Butler County (Allison), and school district assignment (Hampton-Dumont 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.