Barnes City Iowa Map
Explore Barnes City, Iowa, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Barnes City, Iowa
| City | Barnes City |
| State | Iowa (IA) |
| County | Mahaska County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 41.508337 |
| Longitude | -92.468242 |
| Population | 156 |
| Density | 102.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 50027 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| County Seat | Oskaloosa |
| School District | North Mahaska Community School District |
About Barnes City, Iowa
Barnes City is a locality in Mahaska County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 156. The population density is 102.1 people per km². Barnes City is located at 41.5083°N, 92.4682°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Barnes City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50027.Barnes City unfolds across a vast expanse of tilled earth, where the horizon stretches flat and wide, broken only by the deliberate geometry of corn and soybean fields. It lies 17.3 miles north-northeast of Oskaloosa, IA (from Oskaloosa, IA: bearing 32°T), and is situated 33.9 miles north of Ottumwa. Pleasant Creek carves a quiet, meandering path through the landscape, its banks providing a narrow corridor of wild grass and brush that offers a stark contrast to the disciplined rows of the surrounding farms. The light here at dusk possesses a singular clarity, turning the sky a deep, bruised violet while the dark, loamy soil seems to exhale the day’s stored heat. Only a mile away, the Hawthorn Lake Wildlife Management Area serves as a sanctuary for local fauna, providing a textured canopy of woodland that softens the edges of the open prairie.
Barnes City maintains a pace defined by the seasonal cycles of the harvest, its economy anchored firmly in the productivity of the surrounding acres. The settlement carries the quiet gravity of a place where generations have labored in the fields, fostering an unshowy civility that values industry and self-reliance above all else. Residents often look toward the larger regional landscape, knowing that Lake Ponderosa lies just seven miles away as a destination for respite from the labor of the season. Life in Barnes City persists with a steady, literate stillness, marked by the simple, enduring architecture of midwestern life and the persistent, gentle rustle of wind moving through the stalks of grain.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Hawthorn Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 180° S
- Fox Forest Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 318° NW
- Union Mills Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.4 mi, 237° SW
- Diamond Lake Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 328° NW
- Fleming Woods State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 308° NW
- Deep River Recreation Area (Local Park) — 7.0 mi, 046° NE
- Robertson's Access (Local Park) — 9.2 mi, 270° W
- What Cheer Brick School Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 141° SE
- Millgrove Access (State Recreation Area) — 10.8 mi, 276° W
- Nelson Pioneer Farm Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 213° SW
- Lake Keomah State Park (State Park) — 14.8 mi, 193° S
- Wagaman Mill Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 287° W
- Chief Mahaska Statue (Monument) — 17.3 mi, 212° SW
- The Morgan Cabin (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 212° SW
- Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 18.4 mi, 213° SW
- Heritage Park Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 319° NW
- Van Wyk Winery (Historic Castle / Fort) — 20.1 mi, 284° W
- Jasper County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 284° W
- Dumonts' Museum of Dreamworld Collectibles (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 138° SE
- Jacob Krumm East Access (Nature Reserve) — 21.1 mi, 311° NW
- Jacob Krumm Ahrens Access (Nature Reserve) — 21.3 mi, 310° NW
- Rock Creek State Park (State Park) — 23.5 mi, 304° NW
- Klokkenspel (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 253° W
- Douwstra Auditorium (Theatre) — 24.5 mi, 253° W
- Cox-Snow Music Center (Arts Centre) — 24.6 mi, 253° W
- Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium (Stadium) — 24.9 mi, 253° W
- Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.7 mi, 021° N · 24k acres
- HA Lynn Football Stadium (Stadium) — 33.0 mi, 292° W
- Capitol II (Cinema) — 33.0 mi, 294° NW
- Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.0 mi, 275° W · 12k acres
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About This Barnes City Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Barnes City, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.508337, -92.468242. 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 Barnes City includes the ZIP code (50027), telephone area code (515), county seat of Mahaska County (Oskaloosa), and school district assignment (North Mahaska 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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
