Burr Oak Iowa Map

About Burr Oak, Iowa

Burr Oak is a locality in Mills County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 171. The population density is 95.7 people per km². Burr Oak is located at 43.4580°N, 91.8619°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 51561, 52101.

Burr Oak holds a quiet gravity amidst the expansive, tilled plains that stretch toward the horizon in a pattern of alternating corn and soybean rows. It lies 22.9 miles south of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 170°T), and is situated 7.2 miles southeast of Plattsmouth. The earth here possesses a deep, dark fertility, shaped by the slow patience of seasons that bring a sharp, clear light to the fields during the harvest. Only a mile away, the quiet waters of Honey Slough trace a path through the lowlands, drawing wildlife toward its banks and toward the nearby Noddleman Island Wildlife Management Area, where the grasses sway in the wind. Three miles distant, the elevated reach of King Hill offers a vantage point over the patchwork landscape, while the slightly further expanse of Keg Creek Lake provides a stillness to the regional terrain that feels both enduring and unadorned.

History lingers in Burr Oak as a subtle weight, evidenced by the modest, sturdy architecture that reflects the industrious spirit of early settlers who broke the prairie sod. The local economy remains anchored to the land, maintaining a steady, agrarian pace that favors long days of labor and a pragmatic connection to the soil. Residents move through their routines with an unshowy civility, aware of the deeper history that links their daily work to the generations who preceded them in these fields. While the distant West Oak Forest and the depression of Dutch Hollow mark the wider geography, the focus of daily life in Burr Oak remains on the immediate, tangible cycle of the crops and the quiet, persistent rhythm of the plains.

About This Burr Oak Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Burr Oak, Iowa. Coordinates: 43.457984, -91.861927. 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 Burr Oak includes the ZIP code (51561, 52101), telephone area code (641, 712), county seat of Mills County (Glenwood), and school district assignment (Decorah 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.