Homestead Iowa Map

About Homestead, Iowa

Homestead is a locality in Iowa County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 135. The population density is 40.0 people per km². Homestead is located at 41.7595°N, 91.8671°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 52236.

Homestead emerges from the flat, vast horizon like a quiet pause in the relentless expanse of Iowa’s agricultural grid. It lies 13.9 miles west of North Liberty, IA (from North Liberty, IA: bearing 273°T), and is situated 10.0 miles northeast of Williamsburg. The earth here is dark and heavy, yielding to the seasonal geometry of corn and soybeans that stretch until they blur into the distant, hazy line of The Hogback, which haunts the western sky on the clearest days. A mile to the north, the Iowa River cuts a languid, muddy path through the silt, its presence marked by the thick, tangled stands of cottonwood and willow that cling to the banks. Even the light here possesses a specific weight, turning the late afternoon fields into a bruised, golden copper that makes the low-slung, sturdy architecture of the farmsteads appear as if they were cast from the very soil they oversee.

Homestead traces its lineage to the communal ideals of the Amana colonies, a heritage that lingers in the deliberate, unhurried pace of the local economy and the enduring craftsmanship found in its workshops. While modern life moves with an insistent hum, the residents maintain a connection to the quietude of the land, often finding respite at the Coralville Recreation Area, where the water and managed timber offer a reprieve from the summer heat. The nearby Holdens Pond provides a stillness that mirrors the town’s own disposition, a place where the history of collective labor has softened into a literate, unassuming civility. Life in Homestead persists without the need for flourish, defined instead by the reliable turn of the seasons and the steady, honest work of those who tend the acreage.

About This Homestead Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Homestead, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.759453, -91.867122. 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 Homestead includes the ZIP code (52236), telephone area code (712), county seat of Iowa County (Marengo), and school district assignment (Clear Creek-Amana 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.