Douds Iowa Map

About Douds, Iowa

Douds is a locality in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 156. The population density is 27.2 people per km². Douds is located at 40.8446°N, 92.0732°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 52551.

Douds holds its place within the quiet, expansive breadth of the Iowa landscape where the land shifts into a mosaic of tilled earth and timbered ridges. It lies 21.0 miles southeast of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 126°T), and is situated 13.4 miles south-southwest of Fairfield. The Des Moines River carves a deliberate path through the terrain, its currents moving with a steady, sediment-heavy patience that defines the local horizon. Beyond the river’s immediate reach, the land lifts into subtle elevations, and three miles to the southwest, the quiet depression of Spahn Hollow offers a sheltered sanctuary for local wildlife. At the edge of the water, Douds Boat Ramp provides a modest clearing, a point of access where the silence of the woods is punctuated only by the low, rhythmic stir of the river against the bank.

Douds emerged from the industrious spirit of early settlers who recognized the agricultural potential of the deep, dark soil that characterizes this part of the state. The local economy remains tethered to the cycles of the fields, where the rhythmic sowing and harvest of corn and soybeans dictate the tempo of the passing seasons. While the bustle of larger urban centers remains distant, a literate civility persists in the way the land is maintained and the history of the families who first broke the prairie is remembered. Even the distant, serene surface of Reservoir Number One, fourteen miles away, reflects the same unshowy, persistent light that illuminates the daily labor of those who call Douds home.

About This Douds Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Douds, Iowa. Coordinates: 40.844631, -92.073239. 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 Douds includes the ZIP code (52551), telephone area code (712), county seat of Van Buren County (Keosauqua), and school district assignment (Van Buren County 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.