Centralia Iowa Map

About Centralia, Iowa

Centralia is a locality in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 116. The population density is 72.1 people per km². Centralia is located at 42.4722°N, 90.8371°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Centralia is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52068.

Centralia sits amid a vast, undulating expanse of tilled earth where the horizon is defined by the steady, rhythmic geometry of corn and soybean fields. It lies 9.0 miles west-southwest of Dubuque, IA (from Dubuque, IA: bearing 258°T), and is situated 5.2 miles southwest of Asbury. The landscape here is characterized by deep, fertile topsoil, shaped into long, slow swells that catch the low-slung amber light of the late afternoon. Only a mile away, Middle Fork Catfish Creek carves a quiet, meandering path through the limestone-rich terrain, its presence marked by a thin ribbon of riparian woodland that breaks the uniformity of the open plains. In the distance, the faint, hazy silhouettes of the Dubuque Hills rise against the sky, serving as a reminder of the geologic complexity that lies just beyond the local horizon.

Centralia maintains a quiet industriousness, rooted in the legacy of the settlers who first broke the prairie sod to establish a life tied to the seasonal cycles of the soil. The economy remains tethered to the land, an unshowy labor that demands a pragmatic, literate civility from those who work the rows. Leisure time often finds residents gravitating toward the Heritage Trail, a repurposed corridor that invites walkers and cyclists to trace the path of earlier commerce, or visiting the nearby greenery of Graf Park. While the pace of life remains deliberate and grounded, the proximity to the rugged charm of Swiss Valley offers a deeper sense of place, grounding Centralia in a geography that feels both enduring and intimately known.

About This Centralia Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Centralia, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.472224, -90.837074. 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 Centralia includes the ZIP code (52068), telephone area code (712), county seat of Dubuque County (Dubuque), and school district assignment (Western Dubuque County 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.