Blakesburg Iowa Map

About Blakesburg, Iowa

Blakesburg is a locality in Wapello County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 310. The population density is 392.4 people per km². Blakesburg is located at 40.9622°N, 92.6341°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 52536.

Blakesburg rests in the gentle embrace of Wapello County, a place where the land exhales the scent of ripening corn and the sky stretches, an immense canvas of shifting blues. It lies 12.3 miles west-south-west of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 251°T), and is situated 10.0 miles east-south-east of Albia. The terrain here is a soft, rolling prairie, broken by the meandering pathways of small creeks that whisper through fields of soybeans and alfalfa. Evenings descend with a peculiar, almost tangible quietude, the air cooling and carrying the distant murmur of tractors, a sound that anchors the day to the earth. The houses of Blakesburg, often painted in hues of faded white and muted earth tones, seem to sink into the landscape, as if they too have grown from the rich Iowa soil. The story of Blakesburg is one of quiet resilience, a testament to the agricultural heart that beats within this part of Iowa. Its founding, like many communities in the region, was tied to the fertile ground and the promise of sustenance it offered to early settlers. The local economy remains deeply rooted in farming, with grain elevators standing like silent sentinels against the horizon, their silos testament to the bounty of harvests. While the pace of life in Blakesburg is unhurried, a steady hum of community activity persists, centered around the schoolhouse and the general store, where conversations often drift to the weather and the yields of the season, echoes of generations who have looked to the sky and the soil for their livelihood.

About This Blakesburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Blakesburg, Iowa — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.962235, -92.63408. 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 Blakesburg and Wapello County.

Detailed location data for Blakesburg includes the ZIP code (52536), telephone area code (712), county seat of Wapello County (Ottumwa), and school district assignment (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 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 Blakesburg is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.