Cylinder Iowa Map

About Cylinder, Iowa

Cylinder is a locality in Palo Alto County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 87. The population density is 357.3 people per km². Cylinder is located at 43.0889°N, 94.5530°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cylinder is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50528.

Cylinder emerges from the flat, expansive horizon as a quiet waypoint defined by the steady, unassuming presence of Cylinder Creek. It lies 30.0 miles east of Spencer, IA (from Spencer, IA: bearing 97°T), and is situated 6.8 miles east-southeast of Emmetsburg. The land here stretches outward in a vast, geometric grid of tilled soil, where the dark earth yields to the seasons with a predictable, heavy grace. In the early morning, the light catches the dew on the soybean leaves, turning the fields into a sea of muted green that ripples under the slightest breeze. Two miles to the west, the Sportsmans Recreation Area offers a slight reprieve from the relentless cultivation, providing a modest refuge of wild grass and timber that breaks the monotony of the plains. Farther off, the landscape remains resolutely terrestrial, far removed from any great expanse of water, save for the distant, still surface of High Lake.

Cylinder retains the character of an agricultural settlement where the rhythm of life is dictated by the harvest and the slow turning of the calendar. The economy is anchored in the fertility of the soil, with grain elevators standing as the vertical sentinels of the local trade. History here is found in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and the descendants of those who broke the prairie sod, bringing with them a legacy of Scandinavian and German industry that emphasizes utility over ornament. There is a distinct, quiet civility in the way the local roads remain empty for long stretches, interrupted only by the heavy machinery that defines the regional industry. Life in Cylinder moves with a deliberate, measured pace, reflecting a community that finds its purpose in the reliable labor of the field and the shared stillness of the Iowa plains.

About This Cylinder Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cylinder, Iowa. Coordinates: 43.088855, -94.553032. 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 Cylinder includes the ZIP code (50528), telephone area code (319), county seat of Palo Alto County (Emmetsburg), and school district assignment (Emmetsburg 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.