Hudson Iowa Map

About Hudson, Iowa

Hudson is a locality in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,546. The population density is 116.8 people per km². Hudson is located at 42.4349°N, 92.4513°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hudson is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 50643, 50613.

Hudson sits amidst a vast, level expanse where the horizon stretches thin and taut, defined by the quiet persistence of tilled earth that holds the sky in a wide, pale embrace. It lies 8.3 miles southwest of Waterloo, IA (from Waterloo, IA: bearing 224°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south of Cedar Falls. Black Hawk Creek carves a low, serpentine path through the landscape, its waters reflecting the heavy, golden light that settles over the soybeans and corn at the close of a long, humid day. Within the local borders, Hudson Park provides a verdant anchor, a patch of cultivated green where the shadows lengthen across the grass as the wind stirs the tall stalks of neighboring fields. The air here carries the scent of damp soil and ripening grain, a grounding presence that marks the rhythm of the seasons as they turn across the plains.

History lingers in the deliberate, unshowy order of the streets, reflecting the legacy of those who first broke the prairie sod to build a life upon this fertile, inland soil. The local economy remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest, a quiet industry that keeps the pace of daily existence steady and measured. Travelers passing through might notice the absence of pretense, a literate and hardworking civility that defines the spirit of the people who call Hudson home. While the waters of Prairie Lakes wait only a short distance away, the character of the place is firmly rooted in the deep, black fiber of the land itself, where the industrious hum of machinery often serves as the only music against the stillness of the rural expanse.

About This Hudson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hudson, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.434882, -92.451284. 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 Hudson includes the ZIP code (50643, 50613), telephone area code (319), county seat of Black Hawk County (Waterloo), and school district assignment (Hudson 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.