Beaconsfield Iowa Map

About Beaconsfield, Iowa

Beaconsfield is a locality in Ringgold County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 15. The population density is 7.9 people per km². Beaconsfield is located at 40.8078°N, 94.0505°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Beaconsfield is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50074.

Beaconsfield occupies a quiet expanse of the Iowa prairie where the horizon line remains uninterrupted by anything more imposing than the occasional silo or windbreak. It lies 45.9 miles southwest of Indianola, IA (from Indianola, IA: bearing 214°T), and is situated 14.2 miles north-northwest of Lamoni. The landscape consists of expansive, tilled fields that stretch toward the distance, characterized by a subtle, tectonic patience in the earth’s contour. West Elk Creek meanders through the nearby terrain, its presence marked by a thin, dark ribbon of riparian growth that cuts a cool, shaded path through the sun-bleached crops. As the afternoon light deepens into a bruised gold, the air takes on a crisp, dry weight, carrying the faint, earthy scent of turned soil and the immense, open stillness that defines this inland reach.

History lingers in Beaconsfield like the memory of a long-settled family, reflected in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that speaks to a heritage of hard work and Scandinavian resolve. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic cycles of the plow and the harvest, with the land providing a steady, if modest, livelihood for those who remain rooted here. Residents often look toward Sun Valley Lake for a reprieve from the heat, or venture toward the Sand Creek Wildlife Management Area to observe the seasonal migrations of wildlife across the tallgrass. Life in Beaconsfield moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands its own boundaries, maintaining a literate, quiet civility that favors the long view of the seasons over the frantic noise of the wider world.

About This Beaconsfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Beaconsfield, Iowa. Coordinates: 40.807772, -94.050506. 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 Beaconsfield includes the ZIP code (50074), telephone area code (515), county seat of Ringgold County (Mount Ayr), and school district assignment (Mount Ayr 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.