Castana Iowa Map

About Castana, Iowa

Castana is a locality in Monona County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 107. The population density is 45.5 people per km². Castana is located at 42.0744°N, 95.9086°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Castana is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51010.

Castana marks its presence where the flat, fertile plains begin to buckle into the distinctive, wind-blown silt formations that define the western edge of the state. It lies 38.7 miles southeast of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 139°T), and is situated 10.2 miles east-northeast of Onawa. Cottonwood Creek carves a deliberate path through the terrain, its banks lined with the tangled, silver-barked trees that give the water its name. To the east, the land opens into a vast expanse of tilled fields, while the horizon is anchored by the silhouette of Granger Hill, which rises with a quiet, stubborn permanence against the sky. A mile away, the earth dips into the quiet seclusion of Gingles Hollow, a place where the shadows stretch long and cool during the heat of a midsummer afternoon. The light here has a particular clarity, turning the fields to pale gold as the sun retreats behind the rise of the land, leaving the air smelling faintly of damp soil and drying stalks.

Castana remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, its pulse synchronized with the planting and harvesting of corn and soybeans that stretch to the horizon in every direction. The legacy of those who arrived to break this stubborn prairie soil persists in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and the resilient, industrious character of the people who persist in the work of the land. Just two miles away, the Turin Preserve Wildlife Management Area provides a quiet sanctuary for migratory birds and native grasses, offering a glimpse of the landscape as it appeared long before the plow arrived. Life here moves with a steady, predictable gravity, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs, yet connected to the wider world through the silent, persistent flow of regional agriculture. Though Guard Lake lies twelve miles distant, the people of Castana find their own stillness in the expansive, open sky and the quiet strength of the hills that guard their borders.

About This Castana Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Castana, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.074433, -95.908621. 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 Castana includes the ZIP code (51010), telephone area code (563), county seat of Monona County (Onawa), and school district assignment (Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 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.