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 776. The population density is 246.6 people per km². Donnellson is located at 40.6428°N, 91.5646°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 52625.

Donnellson breathes the quiet expanse of southeastern Iowa, a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath under a wide, generous sky. It lies 49.5 miles north of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 351°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south-west of West Point. The terrain here is a study in gentle slopes and broad, fertile plains, the kind that have been shaped by millennia of wind and water, leading the eye outwards towards horizons that seem to stretch into forever. Fields of corn and soybeans, a rich, earthy green or a golden, sun-baked amber depending on the season, quilt the landscape, their straight, ordered lines a subtle counterpoint to the more organic contours of the land. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a certain stillness, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the call of a hawk circling high above, and the light, as it begins to slant, casts long, soft shadows that lend a painterly quality to the everyday scene. The history of Donnellson is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of agriculture and the quiet industry that has sustained it. This is a place built on the land's bounty, where generations have worked the soil, a legacy that continues to define its local economy. The railroad, an iron artery once vital, still whispers of bygone journeys and the flow of goods, its presence a reminder of how this community connected to the wider world. While the pace of life in Donnellson remains unhurried, a deep-rooted sense of place endures, a quiet pride in its heritage and the simple, honest rhythm of its days, where the collective memory of hard work and community spirit is as palpable as the fertile earth beneath one's feet.

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This page provides an interactive Google map of Donnellson, Iowa with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Donnellson and Lee County.

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). 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 Donnellson is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.