Gibson Iowa Map

About Gibson, Iowa

Gibson is a locality in Keokuk County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 68. The population density is 58.4 people per km². Gibson is located at 41.4811°N, 92.3935°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 50104.

Gibson rests in a gentle embrace of Iowa's rolling farmland, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky feels impossibly vast. It lies 31.9 miles north of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 2°T), and is situated 5.9 miles north-north-west of What Cheer. The landscape here is a quilt of cultivated fields, broken by the occasional dark green of tree lines that hint at hidden creeks or farmsteads. In the late afternoon, the sun, a molten disc, casts long shadows that stretch like weary travelers across the stubbled cornfields, imbuing the air with a quiet, golden luminescence. The wind, when it stirs, carries the faint, earthy perfume of turned soil and the distant hum of machinery, a constant, unobtrusive soundtrack to the agricultural life that defines this place. The history of Gibson is deeply rooted in the fertile soil that has sustained generations of farmers and their families. It emerged from the pioneer spirit that settled these prairies, a place where the economy has always been tied to the bounty of the land, primarily through corn and soybean cultivation. Though small, Gibson has a quiet character, a testament to the enduring resilience of rural Iowa. The rhythm of life here is dictated by the seasons, by the planting and the harvest, and by the simple, honest interactions that occur at the local grain elevator or the general store, where news travels with the same unhurried pace as the clouds drifting across the boundless sky.

About This Gibson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gibson, Iowa — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 41.481117, -92.393518. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Gibson and Keokuk County.

Detailed location data for Gibson includes the ZIP code (50104), telephone area code (515), county seat of Keokuk County (Sigourney), and school district assignment (Tri-County Community School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Gibson is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.