Fredericksburg Iowa Map

About Fredericksburg, Iowa

Fredericksburg is a locality in Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 987. The population density is 423.4 people per km². Fredericksburg is located at 42.9653°N, 92.1996°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fredericksburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50630.

Fredericksburg emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Iowa plains, defined by the quiet persistence of Marsh Creek as it carves a path through the dark, fertile earth. It lies 21.7 miles northeast of Waverly, IA (from Waverly, IA: bearing 40°T), and is situated 8.8 miles southeast of New Hampton. The landscape surrounding Fredericksburg is a vast, geometric grid of corn and soybean fields, where the quality of light at dusk turns the heavy stalks into silhouettes of deep bronze against a pale, cooling sky. Two miles away, the Fredricksburg Wildlife Area offers a modest sanctuary of native grasses and habitat, providing a brief respite from the orderly, industrial ambition of the surrounding tilled acreage. The air here carries the scent of turned soil and distant rain, grounded by an unshowy, quiet civility that defines the regional character.

Agriculture serves as the heartbeat of Fredericksburg, a legacy built upon the sturdy traditions of settlers who recognized the potential in this deep, black loam. The economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the seasons, where the labor of the harvest dictates the pace of life and the shared focus of the populace. While the nearest major arboreal expanse is the distant Fort Atkinson State Preserve, the local environment is shaped more by the open, treeless expanse of the prairie than by dense woodland. For those seeking the stillness of deeper waters, Cedar Lake remains a seventeen-mile journey away, leaving the immediate vicinity to the steady, unhurried flow of the local creek and the expansive, uninterrupted sky that seems to hold the entire world in its quiet, transparent palm.

About This Fredericksburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fredericksburg, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.965255, -92.19962. 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 Fredericksburg includes the ZIP code (50630), telephone area code (319), county seat of Chickasaw County (New Hampton), and school district assignment (Sumner-Fredericksburg 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.