Bolan Iowa Map

About Bolan, Iowa

Bolan is a locality in Worth County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 32. The population density is 4.3 people per km². Bolan is located at 43.3719°N, 93.1194°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 50448.

Bolan emerges from the flat, expansive horizon as a quiet collection of structures anchored to the earth by the weight of the surrounding corn and soybean fields. It lies 15.6 miles north-northeast of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 15°T), and is situated 7.1 miles southeast of Northwood. The landscape possesses a stark, geometric beauty, where the sky claims more space than the land and casts a long, amber glow over the rows of crops as the sun descends. To the west, the subtle rise of the terrain hints at the geological history of the region, while the nearby Turkeyfoot Prairie preserves a fragment of the wild grasses that once dominated the interior. A few miles away, the modest path of Ditch Number 11 threads through the soil, a thin ribbon of water that reflects the shifting hues of the overcast Iowa clouds.

Bolan maintains a steady, quiet connection to the agricultural rhythms that have defined this corner of the state for generations. The economy remains rooted in the harvest, an unshowy labor that occupies the days of those who live in the orbit of the local elevators and rail lines. While the stillness of the afternoon might be broken only by the distant hum of machinery, the legacy of early settlers persists in the way the land is meticulously parceled and kept. Residents look toward the distant shade of Deer Creek Forest when the heat of summer intensifies, or perhaps toward the horizon where the silhouette of Pilot Knob marks the limit of the view. Life in Bolan moves with a deliberate, grounded pace, defined by the seasonal turning of the soil and the enduring civility of a place that values the work of the hands and the quietude of the plains.

About This Bolan Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bolan, Iowa. Coordinates: 43.371906, -93.119368. 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 Bolan includes the ZIP code (50448), telephone area code (515), county seat of Worth County (Northwood), and school district assignment (St. Ansgar 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.