Farnhamville Iowa Map

About Farnhamville, Iowa

Farnhamville is a locality in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 383. The population density is 224.4 people per km². Farnhamville is located at 42.2761°N, 94.4039°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Farnhamville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50538.

Farnhamville emerges from the flat, industrious horizon of the Iowa plains as a quiet collection of brick facades and grain elevators that pierce the pale, wide-reaching sky. It lies 19.5 miles southwest of Fort Dodge, IA (from Fort Dodge, IA: bearing 218°T), and is situated 18.1 miles north of Jefferson. The landscape around Farnhamville is defined by the relentless geometry of tilled fields, where the dark, fertile soil yields orderly rows of corn and soybeans that stretch until they seem to blur into the distant haze. A mile away, the modest channel of Hardin Creek cuts through the silt, providing a thin ribbon of riparian growth that interrupts the otherwise unbroken expanse of farmland. At dusk, the light here loses its sharp, mid-day edge, casting a long, amber glow that turns the gray gravel of the secondary roads into ribbons of polished bronze.

History in Farnhamville remains anchored to the arrival of the railroad and the subsequent development of an agrarian economy that has dictated the pace of life for generations. Residents maintain a pragmatic, unshowy civility, shaped by a heritage that values hard work and the seasonal rhythms of the harvest. While the local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, the presence of the Murray Wildlife Area five miles away offers a quiet contrast to the intensity of the fields, providing a sanctuary for native grasses and local fauna. Beyond the immediate fields, those seeking larger bodies of water might travel fifteen miles to reach Spring Lake, though the true character of the locality is found in the stillness of the prairie air and the steady, unsentimental pulse of a place that understands its own essential role in the geography of the Midwest.

About This Farnhamville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Farnhamville, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.27609, -94.403859. 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 Farnhamville includes the ZIP code (50538), telephone area code (319), county seat of Calhoun County (Rockwell City), and school district assignment (Southeast Valley 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.