Clarence Iowa Map

About Clarence, Iowa

Clarence is a locality in Cedar County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,039. The population density is 527.1 people per km². Clarence is located at 41.8889°N, 91.0565°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Clarence is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52216.

Clarence unfolds across a vast, horizontal expanse where the sky asserts its dominance over the dark, nutrient-rich soil of the Iowa plains. It lies 29.0 miles east-northeast of Iowa City, IA (from Iowa City, IA: bearing 57°T), and is situated 9.0 miles north-northeast of Tipton. The horizon here is a sharp, clean line, broken only by the rhythmic geometry of corn and soybean stalks that stretch toward the edges of the earth. Near the outskirts, the quiet flow of Mill Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the loam, its banks lined with the tangled, silver-barked skeletons of cottonwoods that catch the low, slanted light of late afternoon. Beyond the immediate fields, the landscape remains a study in austere simplicity, where the wind moves with an uninterrupted, heavy grace across the flat, tilled earth.

Clarence preserves the steady, industrious character of a settlement built upon the reliable yield of the surrounding prairie. The local economy remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest, a tradition that dictates the pace of the streets and the quiet, deliberate conversation of those who work the land. While the wider world may look toward the intellectual currents of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, life here finds its focus in the tangible maintenance of silos, hardware, and the enduring heritage of families who settled these plains generations ago. Leisure is found in the simple, open spaces of City Park, or in the occasional excursion toward the water at West Goose Lake, yet the true spirit of the place resides in the unshowy, persistent civility of its inhabitants.

About This Clarence Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clarence, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.888907, -91.056542. 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 Clarence includes the ZIP code (52216), telephone area code (712), county seat of Cedar County (Tipton), and school district assignment (North Cedar 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.