Carroll Iowa Map

About Carroll, Iowa

Carroll is a locality in Carroll County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of 10,208. The population density is 659.0 people per km². Carroll is located at 42.0658°N, 94.8669°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 51401.

Carroll rests on land that rolls with a patient, agricultural grace, the kind of terrain that has long been coaxed into yielding its bounty. It lies 59.5 miles west-north-west of Waukee, IA (from Waukee, IA: bearing 302°T), and is situated 7.1 miles west of Glidden. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out, their greens and golds shifting with the wind, a living quilt stitched across the horizon. The air here, especially in late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of drying hay and damp earth, a perfume of honest labor. The sky above Carroll is a vast, ever-changing canvas, where clouds gather in dramatic formations, their shadows drifting like slow-motion ships across the land, painting fleeting patterns on the greening earth. The story of Carroll is one of hardy settlers who saw potential in these fertile plains, laying down roots that have grown deep. The town's economy, like that of so many in this part of Iowa, is still firmly tethered to the land, with agriculture and its related industries forming the bedrock of prosperity. You can see it in the grain elevators standing sentinel, and feel it in the steady hum of activity that pulses through the streets, a quiet testament to generations of farmers and business owners who have shaped Carroll. It’s a place where tradition is not a relic, but a living force, evident in the way neighbors greet each other with a nod and a smile, a simple acknowledgment of shared experience.

About This Carroll Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Carroll, Iowa — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.065818, -94.86693. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Carroll and Carroll County.

Detailed location data for Carroll includes the ZIP code (51401), telephone area code (563), county seat of Carroll County (Carroll), and school district assignment (Carroll Community School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Carroll is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.