Donnellson Iowa Map

About Donnellson, Iowa

Donnellson is a locality in Lee County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 885. The population density is 268.4 people per km². Donnellson is located at 40.6428°N, 91.5646°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Donnellson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52625.

Donnellson occupies a quiet expanse of the Iowa plains, where the horizon stretches thin and flat under a sky that feels remarkably vast. It lies 13.1 miles west of Fort Madison, IA (from Fort Madison, IA: bearing 274°T), and is situated 19.4 miles north-northwest of Keokuk. Painter Creek carves a subtle, winding path through the local topography, its presence marked by the deepening of green along the banks that cut through the surrounding tilled fields. A few miles to the west, the landscape begins to soften, hinting at the distant presence of Deer Ridge, which remains a faint, hazy suggestion against the fading light of late afternoon. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the terrain shifts into the protected wild of Sugar Creek Bottoms, offering a glimpse of the dense, untamed undergrowth that once defined this entire region before the plow arrived. The air here holds a crisp, clean clarity, carrying the scent of drying corn stalks and the faint, earthy dampness that rises from the low-lying fields at dusk.

History in Donnellson is written in the steady, rhythmic turn of agricultural cycles, where the industrious spirit of early settlers still lingers in the orderly layout of the streets. The local economy remains tethered to the fertile soil, an unshowy commitment to the land that sustains the rhythm of daily life and keeps the pace deliberate. Residents look toward the nearby Shimek State Forest for retreat, often traversing the Shimek Forest Trail when the seasons turn and the canopy begins to burn with autumn color. While Wilson Lake sits just a short distance away, reflecting the stillness of the afternoon, the true character of the locality is found in its quiet, literate civility and a shared pride in the labor that keeps the region productive. Life here unfolds with a modest, grounded grace, indifferent to the noise of the wider world, favoring instead the simple continuity of a well-tended harvest and the quietude of the tall-grass prairie.

About This Donnellson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Donnellson, Iowa. Coordinates: 40.642815, -91.564603. 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 Donnellson includes the ZIP code (52625), telephone area code (712), county seat of Lee County (Keokuk), and school district assignment (Central Lee 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.