Burt Iowa Map

About Burt, Iowa

Burt is a locality in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 418. The population density is 379.7 people per km². Burt is located at 43.1975°N, 94.2197°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Burt is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50522.

Burt reveals itself as a quiet grid of streets laid out across the vast, flattened expanse of the northern Iowa plains. It lies 46.8 miles east of Spencer, IA (from Spencer, IA: bearing 85°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north of Algona. The horizon here is a sharp, unyielding line where the sky presses down upon the dark, fertile soil, turning the atmosphere into a heavy, translucent veil during the long hours of a summer afternoon. Two miles to the west, the East Fork Des Moines River carves a sluggish, winding path through the silt, its banks lined with the gnarled roots of cottonwoods that lean toward the water. Only four miles away, the surface of Lowe Pool remains still, reflecting the expansive clouds that drift over the flat fields. A short distance further, the Patterson Recreation and Wildlife Area offers a sanctuary of tall, uncultivated grasses where the wind makes a dry, whispering sound as it moves through the stalks.

Burt exists as a testament to the heavy labor of the nineteenth-century homesteaders who broke this prairie sod, finding a landscape that demanded both patience and iron-willed endurance. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, dominated by the rhythmic planting and harvesting of corn and soybeans that stretch to the edge of every road. Grain elevators stand as the tallest sentinels of the skyline, their stark, utilitarian silhouettes marking the center of activity for the surrounding farms. Life in Burt follows a deliberate, predictable pace, defined by the cycle of the frost and the sun, where the community shares a quiet, pragmatic civility. The heritage of the families who settled here lingers in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the homes and the methodical way the day is organized around the needs of the land.

About This Burt Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Burt, Iowa. Coordinates: 43.197463, -94.219686. 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 Burt includes the ZIP code (50522), telephone area code (319), county seat of Kossuth County (Algona), and school district assignment (Algona 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.