Harcourt Iowa Map

About Harcourt, Iowa

Harcourt is a locality in Webster County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 264. The population density is 100.8 people per km². Harcourt is located at 42.2628°N, 94.1758°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Harcourt is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50544.

Harcourt sits amidst the vast, geometric expanse of the Iowa prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky of immense, unblinking clarity. It lies 16.2 miles south of Fort Dodge, IA (from Fort Dodge, IA: bearing 181°T), and is situated 20.0 miles north-northeast of Jefferson. The land here is defined by the relentless industry of agriculture, a landscape of tilled black soil that mirrors the profound stillness of the Midwest. To the east, the quiet progress of East Buttrick Creek carves a narrow, meandering path through the fields, providing a subtle break in the otherwise unbroken grid of corn and soybean stalks. In the distance, the faint, hazy silhouette of Frankel Ridge offers the only reminder of a more rugged topography, while the sheltered canopy of Pilot Mound State Forest provides a dense, green reprieve from the sun-drenched openness of the plains.

History in Harcourt remains etched into the sturdy, unadorned architecture of grain elevators that serve as the vertical anchors of the local economy. The town maintains a measured, deliberate pace, grounded by the legacy of Scandinavian settlers who transformed this soil into one of the most productive agricultural centers in the region. Residents often look toward the quiet recreation afforded by Lake Ole Park or the broader waters of Don Williams Lake, finding a sense of continuity in the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest. Life in Harcourt moves with a quiet, literate civility, where the evening light lingers over the fields, turning the dusty air to gold and emphasizing the solitude of the plains.

About This Harcourt Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Harcourt, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.262753, -94.175794. 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 Harcourt includes the ZIP code (50544), telephone area code (319), county seat of Webster County (Fort Dodge), and school district assignment (Southeast Valley 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.