Coalville Iowa Map

About Coalville, Iowa

Coalville is a locality in Webster County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 649. The population density is 115.3 people per km². Coalville is located at 42.4452°N, 94.1258°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 50501.

Coalville lies in a gentle cradle of Iowa's rolling farmland, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch to horizons softened by the hazy breath of summer. It lies 38.4 miles north-west of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 318°T), and is situated 4.2 miles south-south-east of Fort Dodge. The land here isn't dramatic; it’s a patient, yielding presence, sculpted by countless seasons of sun and rain into broad, sweeping curves. The air, especially as evening begins to bleed across the sky, carries the sweet, earthy scent of freshly turned soil and the distant hum of cicadas, a sound that feels as old as the land itself. Small farmsteads, their silos like stoic sentinels, dot the landscape, each a quiet testament to lives lived in close conversation with the earth. The very name Coalville hints at a deeper geological story, a past when the rich veins beneath this fertile ground fueled industries far beyond these quiet fields. Though the era of deep mining has long since passed, the legacy of that hard work is woven into the character of the place, a quiet resilience in its people. Today, the economy of Coalville is bound to the rhythm of the seasons and the enduring strength of agriculture, the land still the primary employer and provider. The town itself, small and unhurried, offers a sense of rootedness, a place where neighbors still recognize each other and the pace of life allows for moments of simple observation, like the way the setting sun ignites the dust motes dancing in the air above a quiet country road.

About This Coalville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Coalville, Iowa — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.445248, -94.125792. 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 Coalville and Webster County.

Detailed location data for Coalville includes the ZIP code (50501), telephone area code (319), county seat of Webster County (Fort Dodge), and school district assignment (Fort Dodge 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 Coalville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.