Ellsworth Iowa Map

About Ellsworth, Iowa

Ellsworth is a locality in Hamilton County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 508. The population density is 222.1 people per km². Ellsworth is located at 42.3128°N, 93.5788°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ellsworth is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50075.

Ellsworth emerges from the flat, horizon-stretching expanse of central Iowa, defined by the steady, unassuming presence of the South Skunk River as it carves a slow path through the deep, black soil. It lies 19.3 miles north of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 6°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north of Story City. The landscape around Ellsworth is defined by a rhythmic geometry of corn and soybean rows that stretch toward the edges of the sky, interrupted only by the occasional cluster of windbreaks or the modest rise of the terrain. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised, heavy gold, catching the dust kicked up by tractors and casting long, sharp shadows across the fields that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped below the western edge of the plains. Just a mile away, the Johnson Wildlife Management Area offers a quiet refuge of native grasses and thickets, providing a sanctuary for deer and pheasant that move through the tall vegetation with a sudden, startling grace.

History in Ellsworth is written in the sturdy, pragmatic architecture of grain elevators and the quiet persistence of families who have worked this land for generations. The local economy remains tethered to the pulse of the soil, with the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest dictating the tempo of life for everyone who calls the place home. While the pace is deliberate and unshowy, there is a deep, literate civility in the way neighbors gather at the post office or exchange news over the low hum of machinery. For those seeking the stillness of water, McFarland Lake remains a local touchstone fifteen miles to the north, offering a mirror to the expansive Iowa sky. Life in Ellsworth carries the weight of a long-standing Scandinavian and German heritage, manifesting in a reserved, neighborly kindness that values the utility of a helping hand over the hollow noise of modern haste.

About This Ellsworth Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ellsworth, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.31276, -93.578825. 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 Ellsworth includes the ZIP code (50075), telephone area code (515), county seat of Hamilton County (Webster City), and school district assignment (South Hamilton 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.