Breda Iowa Map

About Breda, Iowa

Breda is a locality in Carroll County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 500. The population density is 261.2 people per km². Breda is located at 42.1817°N, 94.9769°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Breda is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51436.

Breda emerges from the expansive, tilled horizon of western Iowa like a quiet anchor in a sea of corn and soybeans. It lies 9.8 miles northwest of Carroll, IA (from Carroll, IA: bearing 325°T), and is situated 33.9 miles south-southeast of Storm Lake. The land around Breda unfolds in measured, undulating swells, where the dark, fertile soil seems to hold the very heat of the sun long after it has dipped behind the western plains. Just a mile away, the Wall Lake Inlet traces a slow, deliberate path through the landscape, its banks lined with the quiet persistence of native grasses. The air here carries a crisp, clean weight, often clearest at dusk when the long shadows stretch across the Sauk Rail Trail, turning the gravel path into a ribbon of muted gray that invites a slow, solitary walk under the deepening violet of the sky.

Breda carries the steady, unshowy character of its German heritage, reflecting a culture built on the discipline of the harvest and the resilience of the prairie. The local economy remains deeply rooted in the rhythmic cycles of agriculture, a life defined by the seasonal transformation of the fields rather than the frantic pace of the outside world. While the Sauk Rail Trail offers a modern corridor for recreation, the spirit of the place remains fixed in its history of settlement and the simple, literate civility of its inhabitants. Though Mount Moses rises eight miles off in the distance and the waters of Black Hawk Lake shimmer eight miles away, the focus of daily life here remains on the immediate, tangible labor of the land and the quiet endurance of a community that understands the value of a well-tended row.

About This Breda Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Breda, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.181651, -94.976934. 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 Breda includes the ZIP code (51436), telephone area code (563), county seat of Carroll County (Carroll), and school district assignment (Carroll 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.