George Iowa Map

About George, Iowa

George is a locality in Lyon County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,077. The population density is 181.3 people per km². George is located at 43.3439°N, 96.0022°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. George is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51237.

George emerges from the expansive horizon as a quiet collection of structures anchored to the earth by the steady, unyielding presence of Rio Grande Creek. It lies 38.9 miles north-northeast of Le Mars, IA (from Le Mars, IA: bearing 12°T), and is situated 13.4 miles north-northwest of Sheldon. The landscape surrounding George is defined by a vast, rhythmic geometry of tilled fields, where the soil holds a dark, fertile depth that seems to absorb the golden light of late afternoon. To the west, the land rises in subtle, ancient undulations, hinting at the geological weight of the Loess Hills that shape the regional character. The air here carries the scent of turned earth and dry stalks, a stillness that is only interrupted by the rustle of wind through the tall grasses near the George Rural Water Area, a place where the water settles into the quietude of the plains.

History in George is measured not by monuments, but by the generational persistence of the hands that work the soybean and corn rows. The economy remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest, an industry that dictates the pace of life and the unshowy, pragmatic nature of the people who call this place home. While the distant silhouette of Hawkeye Point marks the highest reach of the land, the daily life of the residents is centered on the local grain elevators and the steady commerce of a prairie existence. On quiet evenings, the reflection of the sky in the distant waters of Lake Bella serves as a reminder of the quiet, inland isolation that defines the region, a place where the work of the day leaves a profound, lingering silence when the sun finally slips below the edge of the fields.

About This George Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of George, Iowa. Coordinates: 43.343862, -96.002243. 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 George includes the ZIP code (51237), telephone area code (563), county seat of Lyon County (Rock Rapids), and school district assignment (George-Little Rock 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.