Bartlett Iowa Map

About Bartlett, Iowa

Bartlett is a locality in Fremont County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 5. The population density is 4.8 people per km². Bartlett is located at 40.8850°N, 95.7950°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 51654.

Bartlett sits low upon the silt-heavy earth where the Loess Hills begin their slow, crinkled ascent toward the horizon. It lies 26.3 miles south of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 172°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south-southeast of Plattsmouth. The landscape is defined by a deep, quiet stillness, as the nearby Missouri River pulls the light across the fields in long, amber ribbons during the late afternoon. To the east, the ground swells toward the modest peak of King Hill, while the Bartlett I-29 Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary where the grasses turn a brittle, pale gold under the frost. Two miles away, the dark, stagnant water of Forneys Lake gathers the silence of the plains, reflecting a sky that feels wider and more exacting than anywhere else in the state.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of Bartlett, with the vast, tilled fields of corn and soybean dictating the seasonal migration of machinery and the rhythmic turn of the soil. The legacy of early settlers is felt in the orderly geometry of the fence lines and the unadorned, utilitarian architecture that defines the local character. Despite the encroachment of modern transit, the pace of life here remains tied to the slow maturation of the crops and the unpredictable temperament of the river bottoms. There is a spare, literate civility in the way the residents greet the changing light, finding a modest beauty in the way the shadows stretch across the flat, fertile ground toward the distant rise of Dutch Hollow.

About This Bartlett Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bartlett, Iowa. Coordinates: 40.885, -95.795004. 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 Bartlett includes the ZIP code (51654), telephone area code (641), county seat of Fremont County (Sidney), and school district assignment (Fremont-Mills 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.