Colfax Iowa Map

About Colfax, Iowa

Colfax is a locality in Jasper County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,255. The population density is 360.5 people per km². Colfax is located at 41.6778°N, 93.2452°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Colfax is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50054.

Colfax emerges from the flat, industrious horizon of the prairie as a quiet intersection of black soil and the persistent, winding movement of the South Skunk River. It lies 10.3 miles west of Newton, IA (from Newton, IA: bearing 262°T), and is situated 5.8 miles east of Mitchellville. The landscape here is defined by the heavy, fertile reach of tilled earth that stretches toward the edges of the horizon, broken only by the deliberate geometry of corn and soybean fields. Within the immediate boundaries, the Colfax Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of native grasses and timber, where the air holds the scent of damp loam and the turning season. Sunlight here does not merely illuminate; it presses against the fields, clarifying the deep green of the crops until the land looks like a vast, breathing engine of growth.

Colfax carries the weight of a history built upon the mineral wealth of coal and the restorative curiosity of its one-time mineral springs. While the original fervor of the mining era has receded into the archives, the local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the land and the steady transit of those moving across the plains. A certain unshowy literate civility persists in the way the streets are kept and the older storefronts are maintained, reflecting a heritage shaped by generations of labor. Beyond the immediate reach of the streets, those seeking a different stillness often look toward Thomas Lake, fourteen miles away, yet the essential character of Colfax remains rooted in the quiet, persistent vitality of the river and the expansive sky above the fields.

About This Colfax Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Colfax, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.677767, -93.245205. 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 Colfax includes the ZIP code (50054), telephone area code (515), county seat of Jasper County (Newton), and school district assignment (Colfax-Mingo 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.