Dysart Iowa Map

About Dysart, Iowa

Dysart is a locality in Tama County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,281. The population density is 395.4 people per km². Dysart is located at 42.1717°N, 92.3063°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dysart is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52224.

Dysart maintains a quiet command over the expansive, fertile plains where the horizon stretches into a seamless meeting of soil and sky. It lies 22.3 miles south of Waterloo, IA (from Waterloo, IA: bearing 175°T), and is situated 17.7 miles south of Orange. The East Branch Salt Creek traces a slow, deliberate path through the periphery, its waters feeding the deep, dark loam that defines the character of the landscape. Fields of corn and soybeans unfurl in geometric patterns, interrupted only by the occasional cluster of wind-bent trees or the low, rhythmic hum of a distant tractor. When the sun begins its descent, the light catches the dust motes above the furrows, turning the entire expanse into a vast, shimmering grid of copper and gold that feels both ancient and perpetually renewed.

Dysart emerged from the mid-nineteenth-century push of settlers who recognized the immense potential in these prairie grasslands, establishing a foundation that remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest. The economy functions as a steady, unshowy pulse, grounded in the trade of grains and the quiet industry of those who steward the land. Residents find respite in the nearby hickory-shaded trails of Hickory Hills Park, while those seeking the stillness of deeper waters look toward Otter Creek Lake. Far to the south, the intellectual currents of the Iowa Writers' Workshop provide a distant, literate counterpoint to the pragmatic life here, yet Dysart retains its own distinct identity, defined by a modest civility and the enduring, stoic patience of people who measure their lives by the turning of the seasons.

About This Dysart Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dysart, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.171659, -92.306298. 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 Dysart includes the ZIP code (52224), telephone area code (712), county seat of Tama County (Toledo), and school district assignment (Union 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.