Boxholm Iowa Map

About Boxholm, Iowa

Boxholm is a locality in Boone County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 181. The population density is 69.7 people per km². Boxholm is located at 42.1758°N, 94.1061°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Boxholm is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50040.

Boxholm occupies a quiet expanse of the Iowa plains where the horizon stretches wide, defined by the relentless geometry of tilled earth and the seasonal alchemy of corn and soybeans. It lies 14.1 miles northwest of Boone, IA (from Boone, IA: bearing 305°T), and is situated 17.8 miles northeast of Jefferson. The land here holds a subtle, stubborn stillness, broken only by the movement of wind through the tall grasses and the occasional cooling shadow cast by clouds drifting over the fields. Two miles to the east, the waters of Middle Beaver Creek carve a slow, meandering path through the loamy soil, providing a slender ribbon of riparian life that contrasts with the vast, cultivated plateau. Five miles to the north, the tree-lined canopy of Pilot Mound State Forest offers a dense, shaded reprieve from the sun, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Frankel Ridge serves as a faint, jagged reminder of the earth’s ancient geological shifts far beyond the local basin.

Boxholm draws its character from the sturdy, industrious spirit of the early Scandinavian settlers who recognized the fertility of this prairie soil and built their lives upon the rhythm of the harvest. The local economy remains tethered to the pulse of agriculture, a quiet, methodical cycle of planting and reaping that dictates the pace of the days and the shared concerns of the residents. While the bustle of larger centers feels a world away, a sense of deliberate, literate civility persists in the way neighbors manage their affairs and maintain the integrity of their homesteads. On warm evenings, the light catches the dust rising from the gravel roads, turning the air a pale, translucent gold that highlights the simple, unshowy architecture of a place where history is measured in the steady expansion of fields toward the edges of Deception Hollow.

About This Boxholm Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Boxholm, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.175811, -94.106069. 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 Boxholm includes the ZIP code (50040), telephone area code (515), county seat of Boone County (Boone), and school district assignment (Southeast Valley 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.