Gowrie Iowa Map

About Gowrie, Iowa

Gowrie is a locality in Webster County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 932. The population density is 239.9 people per km². Gowrie is located at 42.2805°N, 94.2908°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 50543.

Gowrie unfolds across a landscape of gently rolling plains, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch to horizons that seem to embrace the very sky. It lies 38.3 miles west-north-west of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 297°T), and is situated 16.2 miles south-south-west of Fort Dodge. The earth here is a rich, dark loam, yielding and fertile, a testament to the ceaseless work of sun and rain. In the quiet afternoons, the air itself seems to hold a certain stillness, broken only by the distant rumble of farm machinery or the call of a hawk circling overhead. The houses, often painted in shades of white or muted pastels, stand with a quiet dignity, their porches catching the slanted light of late day, casting long, contented shadows. The very character of Gowrie is etched into this open expanse, a place where the land dictates the pace and the seasons paint the living canvas. The history of Gowrie is deeply intertwined with the agricultural heartland it inhabits, its founding a narrative of settlers drawn to the promise of fertile soil and open opportunity. For generations, the local economy has been anchored by the bounty of the land, with farming remaining a cornerstone of its identity and livelihood. Even as the world outside has shifted and spun, Gowrie has maintained a steady rhythm, its small businesses and community spirit a quiet defiance against the homogenizing currents of modern life. There's a distinct sense of continuity here, a feeling that the stories of those who first tilled this earth are still whispered on the prairie wind, a subtle undercurrent of remembrance in the everyday hum of activity.

About This Gowrie Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gowrie, Iowa — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.280532, -94.290799. 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 Gowrie and Webster County.

Detailed location data for Gowrie includes the ZIP code (50543), telephone area code (319), county seat of Webster County (Fort Dodge), and school district assignment (Southeast Valley 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 Gowrie is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.