Gilbert Iowa Map

About Gilbert, Iowa

Gilbert is a locality in Story County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,211. The population density is 424.7 people per km². Gilbert is located at 42.1069°N, 93.6497°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gilbert is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50105.

Gilbert anchors itself firmly amidst the vast, fertile expanse of the Iowa plains, where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the sun each evening in a deep, amber glow. It lies 5.2 miles north-northwest of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 343°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south-southwest of Story City. The landscape surrounding Gilbert consists of expansive agricultural fields, interrupted only by the quiet, winding path of Squaw Creek, which flows two miles away, and the subtle, distant silhouette of Frankel Ridge punctuating the far western sky. Beyond the tilled earth, the local topography remains understated, save for the wild, unkempt patches of Unknown Park that provide a small, immediate sanctuary for local wildlife. Though Comar Lake sits four miles out, the true character of the land is defined by the heavy, dark soil that dictates the rhythm of the seasons and the slow, deliberate movement of the wind across the stalks of corn and soybean.

History in Gilbert is written in the steady persistence of those who worked the prairie, building an economy that remains deeply rooted in the productivity of the surrounding acreage. While the influence of early Scandinavian and German settlers lingers in the unshowy, literate civility of the populace, the modern reality of Gilbert centers on a quiet, industrious life that avoids the clamor of larger urban centers. The proximity of Stephens State Forest - Woodburn Unit, ten miles distant, offers a rare, wooded reprieve from the relentless geometry of the farms, providing a contrast to the flat, open intensity of the local fields. Life here moves with a measured pace, defined by the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest, and a pervasive sense that the most significant events occur in the slow, quiet growth of the community itself.

About This Gilbert Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gilbert, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.106929, -93.649663. 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 Gilbert includes the ZIP code (50105), telephone area code (515), county seat of Story County (Nevada), and school district assignment (Gilbert 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.