Clermont Iowa Map

About Clermont, Iowa

Clermont is a locality in Fayette County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 586. The population density is 179.6 people per km². Clermont is located at 43.0036°N, 91.6524°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Clermont is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52135.

Clermont emerges from the limestone bluffs and the deep, verdant folds of the Turkey River valley, where the persistent current of Dibble Creek carves a quiet passage through the earth. It lies 45.9 miles east-northeast of Waverly, IA (from Waverly, IA: bearing 65°T), and is situated 7.0 miles southwest of Postville. The air here holds the scent of damp soil and ancient stone, thickening as the afternoon sun casts long, amber shadows across the tilled fields that stretch toward the horizon. Within the village limits, Lincoln Park offers a modest expanse of green where the stillness is broken only by the rustle of leaves or the distant, rhythmic hum of agricultural machinery. The landscape remains defined by the patient, geologic layering of the region, a place where the light at dusk settles heavy and gold against the limestone facades of the older buildings.

Clermont carries the quiet weight of its nineteenth-century origins, reflecting the industrious spirit of settlers who recognized the potential of the water power and the fertile soil. The local economy persists as a steady pulse of agrarian tradition and small-scale enterprise, grounded in the diligent management of corn and soybean harvests that define the surrounding acreage. There is an unshowy, literate civility to the way the days unfold, a rhythm dictated by the changing seasons and the slow, deliberate work of maintaining a life in the interior plains. Far from the rush of urban centers, the people of Clermont move with a measured grace, valuing the permanence of their surroundings and the enduring utility of the land that has sustained their predecessors for generations.

About This Clermont Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clermont, Iowa. Coordinates: 43.003591, -91.652374. 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 Clermont includes the ZIP code (52135), telephone area code (712), county seat of Fayette County (West Union), and school district assignment (North Fayette Valley 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.